{"id":266666,"date":"2025-07-31T15:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/world-athletics-orders-female-athletes-to-take-gene-test-to-compete\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:04:55","slug":"world-athletics-orders-female-athletes-to-take-gene-test-to-compete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/world-athletics-orders-female-athletes-to-take-gene-test-to-compete\/","title":{"rendered":"World Athletics orders female athletes to take gene test to compete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wuzA30zqb4w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"World Athletics orders female athletes to take gene test to compete\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wuzA30zqb4w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>World Athletics says athletes who want to compete in female events at September&#8217;s World Championships in Tokyo, will have to take a test to determine their biological sex. 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