Players will need sex test to play on WTA Tour
The Women's Tennis Association is to ask all players to undergo genetic sex testing in order to compete on the WTA Tour.
The Women’s Tennis Association is set to require players to undergo genetic sex testing before competing on the WTA Tour, according to a report carried on a monitored public feed from BBC Sports.
The move would introduce a new eligibility check for athletes seeking to take part in women’s professional tennis. Based on the feed summary, the policy would apply to all players on the WTA Tour and would involve genetic testing as part of the competition process.
No further details were included in the feed about how the testing would be carried out, when the requirement would begin, or whether any exceptions or appeals process will be available. The feed also did not include comment from the WTA, players, or governing bodies.
The development comes as sex eligibility rules continue to be a sensitive issue across elite sport, where federations have been reviewing how to balance fairness, inclusion and regulatory consistency. In this case, however, the available feed information is limited to the WTA’s reported decision to ask all players to undergo genetic sex testing.
This report is based on a monitored public feed and is attributed to BBC Sports.
Source: BBC Sports - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cn4nvwl9550o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
