# Athletics: World Athletics has approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is biologically female. The head of the international track and field federation, Sebastian Coe, says the decision taken by the body’s decision-making Council was a really important way of protecting the female category. At a press conference after the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, Coe said the decision was taken after wide consultation on the proposal.
Athletics: A cheek swab test will determine if an athlete is biologically female