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Omanyala heads to world athletics as organisers cope with US visa issues

Nairobi (AFP) - Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala on Thursday secured a last-minute visa to travel to the United States for the World Athletics Championships although he will have to start his 100m campaign just hours after arriving.

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Omanyala gets last minute visa reprieve for Worlds

Nairobi (AFP) - Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala on Thursday said he would compete in the World Athletics Championships in Oregon after being granted a last-minute visa to travel to the United States.

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Omanyala gets last minute visa reprieve for Worlds: coach

Nairobi (AFP) - Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala will be able to compete in the World Athletics Championships after being granted a last-minute visa to travel to the United States, his coach said Thursday.

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Mark Zeigler: Ukraine track team escapes horrors of war at Chula Vista training center

SAN DIEGO — Viktor Bryzhin and Olga Vladykina won Olympic track gold medals for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea. Bryzhin was on the 4x100-meter relay team. Vladykina won the individual 400 meters and got the baton in the anchor leg of the 4x400…

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World Athletics Championships: Katarina Johnson-Thompson confident of medal chances after injury hell

Katarina Johnson-Thompson believes she can get back into the medal mix at the upcoming World Athletics Championships after ending her injury nightmare.

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Usain Bolt admits World Athletics Championship buzz is 'impossible' to replicate

Exclusive: Track legend on life after athletics as sport's best gather for global showpiece looking to reverse falling ratings

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Eldhose running around to get visa for Worlds

KOCHI: With just four days to go for the World Athletics Championships in the USA, triple jumper Eld

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AFI clears Jeswin Aldrin for World Athletics Championships

This comes after two trials and days of suspense; India will have three long jumpers for the first time ever at the Worlds

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Semenya set to end 5-year world championship absence in Eugene

Paris (AFP) - South Africa's double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya looks set to make her first appearance at a World Championships in five years in the 5,000 metres after being named in the list of registered athletes by World Athletics on Saturday.

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Yulimar Rojas to miss long jump at World Championships after using incorrect shoes in qualifying

Rojas is the Olympic champion and world record holder in triple jump

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Antrim Coast Half Marathon seeks volunteers for race made famous by Mo Farah

Four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah holds the course record set in 2020

Belfast Live

World Athletics Championships 2022: Keely Hodgkinson, Laura Muir and Dina Asher-Smith headline British team

Great Britain have named a 64-strong provisional team for this summer’s World Athletics Championships in Oregon, headlined by Olympic silver medalists Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir, and defending world champions Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

Evening Standard

Hard decisions need to be taken sooner rather than later on the transgender issue in sport - Susan Egelstaff

FOR years, most sports have considered one subject too hot to handle: the transgender issue.

The National (Scotland)

Badminton federation begins research process for transgender policy

Advocates for transgender inclusion argue that not enough studies have yet been done on the impact of transition on physical performance, and that elite athletes are often physical outliers in any case

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FINA’s decision is discrimination masquerading as fairness, and trans people will pay the price

The swimming body has sent a clear message to transgender people that we are not allowed to succeed.

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Rugby League joins swimming in banning transgender athletes

Sydney (AFP) - The sport of rugby league on Tuesday joined swimming by banning transgender players from international competition, as World Athletics said it was also considering a rule change.

Evening Standard

Transgender athletes in women’s sport: Athletics could follow swimming and rugby league with ban, hints Coe

World Athletics could become the latest sporting governing body to ban transgender women from participating in elite female competition.

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Lord Coe hints athletics could follow swimming in banning transgender women

World Athletics could follow swimming in changing its rules.

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Athletics could follow swimming in banning transgender athletes, Sebastian Coe hints

Swimming has voted to stop transgender competitors from competing in women’s elite races if they have gone through part of male puberty

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Rugby league joins swimming in banning transgender athletes

Sydney (AFP) - The sport of rugby league on Tuesday joined swimming by banning transgender players from international competition, as world athletics said it was also considering a rule change.

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Rugby league bans transgender players from women's internationals

Sydney (AFP) - The sport of rugby league on Tuesday banned transgender players from women's international matches while it develops a "comprehensive inclusion policy".

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World Athletics and FIFA reviewing transgender policies after FINA ruling

World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe praises swimming authorities for their new rules around transgender athletes, adding that the athletics policy will be reviewed at the end of the year.

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Athletics chief Coe favours 'fairness' over inclusion

London (AFP) - World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has hinted track and field could follow swimming in bringing in a tougher policy on transgender athletes competing in women's events.

The Independent UK

Sebastian Coe hints athletics could follow Fina in banning transgender athletes

World Athletics could follow swimming in changing its rules

Daily Mirror

Sebastian Coe to look at athletics transgender rules after praising swimming for ban

Swimming governing body FINA has banned transgender athletes from competing in top women's events and World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe has hinted his sport could go the same way

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