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Tobi Amusan to undergo gender test before 2025 World Championships as World Athletics enforces new rules to verify biological sex.
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The one-time test begins September 1.
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Amusan preps at the Nigerian Championships in August.
Tobi Amusan and other female competitors must undergo a one-time genetic test before the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo.
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Starting September 1, 2025, every woman entered in the Championships must provide a cheek swab or blood sample to detect the SRY gene on the Y chromosome.
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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says the test ensures fair competition.
“To compete in the female category, you have to be biologically female. Gender cannot trump biology,” – Coe said, noting that member federations fully back the change.
The Gender Diverse Athlete Working Group designed this rule to merge all transgender and DSD guidelines into one clear eligibility standard.
World Athletics aims to give every woman athlete consistent, transparent criteria.
Amusan –100 m hurdles world record holder and 2022 champion) will use the Nigerian Championships in Lagos (August 1–3) as a final tune-up before Tokyo, which opens on September 13.
Fans and athletes alike will watch both the races and the ongoing debate on fairness, inclusion, and science in sport.
