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‘Biology trumps gender’: Athletics could ban transgender and DSD women from female events

World Athletics will review its policies on transgender women and DSD athletes and president Sebastian Coe has hinted the sport will follow swimming in tightening its regulations

The Independent UK

Ukraine athletes hoping to offer 'positive emotions' for besieged compatriots

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Ukraine might have sent its smallest delegation of athletes ever to a world championships, but acting federation president Yevhen Pronin said the 22-strong team were just glad to be present in Eugene and offering up a glimmer of hope for compatriots.

AFP

‘It’s all been worth it’: Jake Wightman in dreamland after emulating Cram’s gold

Jake Wightman hopes to build on his stunning 1500m world championship gold medal by adding the Commonwealth title and the European 800m crown during the next five weeks

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Semenya welcome at world champs, says Coe

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Caster Semenya, who will make her first appearance in a world championships in five years when she competes in the women's 5000m in Eugene, has every right to be there, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday.

AFP

Caster Semenya returns to world athletics championships, but not in her pet event due to rules around testosterone levels

Caster Semenya switches to 5,000m because of hormone-treatment rules imposed upon her that she calls "an affront to the spirit of the sport".

ABC News

Caster Semenya is back, so is her sport's thorniest problem

South African runner Caster Semenya's surprise return to the world championships this week coincides with a new reckoning over the rules in track and field that regulate the participation of women with high natural testosterone in female events

The Independent UK

Inside the 'crazy' plan to boost track and field's popularity before the 2028 Olympics

With a gold-medal stride and an image gracing Nike marketing campaigns, Sanya Richards-Ross was one of the United States' most successful track and field stars during her decade-plus career — a stature she sustained, every year, by leaving the United States.

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce fixes wig mid-race but still qualifies in worlds 200m

World 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had to fix her wig halfway through her women’s 200m heat as she suffered a surprise defeat

The Guardian - AU

NFL rookie Devon Allen disqualified for false start at world athletics championships despite not going early

Devon Allen was trying to lock up a hurdles world title before starting his NFL career, but he was shown the door at the start line of the final despite not leaving his blocks early.

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Laura Muir confident for World Championships medal as she takes on ‘the greatest’

Olympic silver medalist Laura Muir is feeling confident about her medal chances ahead of the 1500metre final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon

Daily Mirror

Australian athletes through to finals at World Athletics Championships

Eleanor Patterson and Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers will contest the women's high jump final, while Australian teammates Jess Hull and Georgia Griffith reached the decider of the 1,500 metres.

ABC News

Fred Kerley crowned 100m world champion after leading USA clean sweep

27-year old Texan comes from behind on night of drama to add World gold to silver medal he won in Tokyo last year

Daily Mirror

Under-investigation sprint coach apprehended and cautioned in Eugene

US sprint coach Rana Reider, already under investigation for sexual misconduct, has been removed by security for unauthorised access to warm-up area

The Guardian - AU

Japan world athletics team rocked by Covid outbreak

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Seven members of Japan's team at the World Athletics Championships, including two marathon runners, have tested positive for Covid-19, organisers said Saturday.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine on her mind as high jumper goes for gold at worlds

It took three days by car for high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh to escape from Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Visa delays force Chris Thompson to miss World Athletics Championships

British athlete says he is ‘absolutely devastated’ as Michael Johnson criticises World Athletics over problems

Daily Mirror

Chris Thompson ruled out of World Athletics Championships due to US visa delay

World Athletics president Seb Coe promises lessons will be learned after tens of athletes are denied entry to the States

Los Angeles Times

On U.S. soil, Ukraine's athletes bring message: 'We protect our country on the track'

LOS ANGELES — The acting president of Ukraine's track and field federation logged into the Zoom meeting from his olive-green tent near the front lines, the country's yellow and blue flag in the background.

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Al Jazeera

US visa issues plague World Athletics meet: All you need to know

Hundreds of athletes, mostly Africans, have faced visa delays in getting to the US to participate in the event.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tokyo to Host 2025 World Athletics Championships

The 2025 World Athletics Championships will return to Tokyo, the sport's global governing body announced Thursday. The World Athletics Council confirmed that Tokyo would stage the championships for the second time after beating out competition from Kenya, Poland and Singapore, AFP said. It means Tokyo's Olympic Stadium will get the…

The Guardian - UK

Small town, big dreams: USA banks on hosting worlds to boost athletics

The world’s best athletes are heading for a town with a population of 170,000 where track and field still reigns supreme

Bangkok Post

World Athletics Champs organisers scrambling to fix visa issues

EUGENE, Oregon: Organisers of the World Athletics Championships were desperately trying to clear a visa issuing logjam that threatened to prevent around 100 athletes, coaches and officials from entering the United States for the competition, which starts on Friday.

The Independent UK

Coe: 'Inconceivable' Russians would be allowed at worlds

The leader of global track and field said it would have been “inconceivable” to have allowed Russians into this week’s world championships given the country’s war against Ukraine

The Independent UK

Tokyo to host World Athletics Championships in 2025

The decision comes on the eve of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene

AFP

Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships: official

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - The 2025 World Athletics Championships will return to Tokyo, the sport's global governing body announced Thursday.

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