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By Metro Weekly Contributor
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April 29, 2013
World Athletics announced it will require chromosomal testing, including cheek swabs and dry blood-spot tests for competitors in women's events.
Chromosomal testing was previously done in track and field but was discontinued in the 1990s. The purpose is to determine whether an athlete has a "Y" chromosome, an indicator of male natal sex, regardless of an athlete's external genitalia.
World Athletics is the governing body of international track and field. Its president, Sebastian Coe, said that athletes will only have to take a chromosomal test once during their career.
Russian-born tennis star Daria Kasatkina says she "didn't have much choice" but to defect from her home country after coming out as a lesbian.
The No. 12-ranked female tennis player in the world recently had her application for permanent residency granted by the Australian government. Going forward, she will represent Australia in international competitions, including at this week's Credit One Charleston Open.
"It's emotional for me," the former French Open semifinalist said of the decision to leave her home country. "For me, being openly gay, if I want to be myself, I have to make this step, and I did it."
The School District of Philadelphia announced it will defy President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.
This move contrasts with the actions of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, the governing body of K-12 sports in the Keystone State.
The PIAA revised its policy to comply with Trump's executive order, replacing references to a student's "gender" with sex. It removed principals' authority to make a final determination regarding a student's sex and allowed a school to determine it (presumably based on the gender marker on school records and birth certificates, although the policy lacks specifics).
