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The global body's president Sebastian Coe said the decision taken by the World Athletics Council was further evidence his organisation would "doggedly" protect the female category.
No timeline for the introduction of pre-clearance testing has been officially set out, but it is understood that World Athletics' intention is to have the testing in place for athletes wanting to compete in the female category at the World Championships in Tokyo in September.
Coe said on Tuesday: "It's important to do it because it maintains everything that we've been talking about, and particularly recently, about not just talking about the integrity of female women's sport, but actually guaranteeing it.
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No timeline for the introduction of pre-clearance testing has been officially set out, but it is understood that World Athletics' intention is to have the testing in place for athletes wanting to compete in the female category at the World Championships in Tokyo in September.
Coe said on Tuesday: "It's important to do it because it maintains everything that we've been talking about, and particularly recently, about not just talking about the integrity of female women's sport, but actually guaranteeing it.
Female athletes to undergo mandatory testing to make sure they are biological women and 'protect sport's integrity'
Female athletes will be tested by the sport's global governing body to make sure that they are biologically women before they can compete.
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