The Latest Breaking News from World Athletics

“It was a victory few had expected,” said Janice Turner in The Times. When Lord Coe, the president of World Athletics, unveiled the organisation’s response to the issue of transgender women taking part in elite female events, it seemed likely that it would be a mere tweak to current rules…

Elite athletics won’t feel any sweeping change as a result of a new ruling which prioritises competitive fairness over inclusion, but life for transgender people who participate in sport might get a little harder

The Russian Athletics Federation is still excluded from international competition due to a ban over the war in Ukraine.

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The decision will take effect March 31.

The organisation also confirmed Russian and Belarusian athletes remain banned for the foreseeable future.

World Athletics president Lord Coe has announced Russian Athletes have been banned due to the war with Ukraine, while transgender female athletes who have gone through male puberty have also been banned

Track and field leaders have signaled it will be nearly impossible for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics next year if the war in Ukraine continues