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FILE: President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Sebastian Coe gives a speech to award the world record holders during the IAAF World Athletics Awards ceremony, on 23 November 2019, in Monaco. Picture: AFP

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Athletics chief Coe favours 'fairness' over inclusion

By AFP

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has hinted track and field could follow swimming in bringing in a tougher policy on transgender athletes competing in...

  • Picture: 123rf.com

    Fina restricts transgender athletes from competing in elite women's competitions

    Fina has proposed an open category for swimmers who do not meet the new requirements.

    61 days ago
  • FILE: South Africa's Chad Guy Bertrand Le Clos poses with his silver medal on the podium of the Men's 200m Freestyle during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on 8 August 2016. Picture: AFP

    'I lost an important Olympic moment,' says Chad le Clos

    Yes, Chad le Clos wants his Olympic gold medal after losing to drug cheat China's Sun Yang in Rio 2016, but SA's swimming superstar laments that what he lost cannot be returned.

    900 days ago
  • Brazilian swimmer Nicholas Santos celebrates his victory in the 50m Butterfly event at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China on 15 December 2018.Picture: @fina1908/Twitter

    Ageless Santos eclipses Le Clos for butterfly world gold

    Santos's winning 21.81secs was a new championship record and even though it fell just short of his global leading time of 21.75secs, set in October, he was clearly delighted to get one over rival Le Clos, the reigning champion and an Olympic gold medallist.

    1344 days ago
  • Swimming champion Chad Le Clos. Picture: Twitter/@chadleclos

    Le Clos eyes Commonwealth Games after World Cup success

    South African swimming champion Chad Le Clos says he wants to continue representing South Africa and has his sights firmly set on the Commonwealth Games in Australia in 2018.

    1732 days ago
  • Double Olympic silver-medalist Cameron van der Burgh stands at a local university in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil after an interview with EWN following the 2016  Olympic Games. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN

    [WATCH] EWN EXCLUSIVE: Van der Burgh calls for greater protection by FINA from dopers

    EWN's Jean Smyth sat down with Olympic 100m breaststroke silver medalist Cameron van der Burgh in Rio de Janeiro to hear his views on doping in the sport.

    2194 days ago
  • Cameron van der Burgh broke the world record in the 50 meter breaststroke at the Fina World Championships in Russia on 4 August 2015. Picture: @CameronvdBurgh via Twitter.

    Cameron van der Burgh's world record broken

    Adam Peaty smashed van der Burgh's record in the 50m breaststroke at the Fina World Championships in Kazan.

    2573 days ago
  • Chad le Clos celebrates after setting a new world record in the men’s 100m butterfly in Doha. Picture: Official Fina Facebook page.

    Chad le Clos sets new world record in Qatar

    Chad le Clos won the 100m butterfly in a time of 48:44 at the 12th Fina World Championships in Doha.

    2815 days ago
  • Cameron van der Burgh

    Van der Burgh positive about championships

    Van der Burgh hasn't been seen competing in major sporting event due to a knee injury.

    3314 days ago
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