'While our current Eligibility Regulations for DSD and Transgender athletes are robust and based on the science available at the time of our last consultation, several scientific developments in this field have emerged since then and it is our role, as the global governing body for athletics, to ensure that our guidelines keep up with the latest information available to maintain a fair and level-playing field in the Female Category.
'World Athletics is a leader in preserving the female category in sport and one of the first international sports federations to establish clear policies on female eligibility in elite sport,' said Sebastian Coe, World Athletics president.
World Athletics has announced a new consultation process to strengthen its rules around transgender and difference of sex development (DSD) athletes, including the possibility of introducing a cheek swab test.
Recommendations would also see female DSD athletes, such as double Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya, placed under the same rules as transgender athletes.
The governing body has also recommended adopting a pre-clearance requirement for all athletes competing in the female category, and considering forward initiatives, including supporting elite gender diverse XY athletes.
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