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South African sprinter Akani Simbine demolished the competition with a world-leading 9. 90 seconds in the 100m at the Botswana Grand Prix, outpacing rival Ferdinand Omanyala and establishing himself as Africa's sprint king ahead of the Tokyo World Championships.
World Athletics has not fixed a date for the introduction of the test, but it is expected to be in place for the outdoor World Championships in Tokyo this September.
Australian sprinting prodigy Gout Gout ran 20. 04 seconds at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships at his home track in Brisbane, breaking Peter Norman's national record of 20. 06 from the 1968 Olympics.
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, like Caster Semenya, according to reports are athletes classified as having differences in sex development (DSD).
Controversy is never far from the Games, and there had already been plenty even ahead of the opening.
Sports minister Gayton McKenzie says he has written to SASCOC and ASA to get to the bottom of Luxolo Adams’ omission from the Paris Olympic team.
“Seeing my dad and uncle running inspired me when I was younger and it continues to inspire our children. They are our heroes. We will continue their legacy. ”
Lia Thomas was attempting to overturn a WA vote in 2022 that stopped transgender women from competing in women's elite races if they have gone through any stage of the process of male puberty.
World Athletics announced it will become the first international federation to award prize money at an Olympics, beginning at this year's Games in Paris.