MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Female Canadian athletes have been told that the new gene tests they recently underwent do not comply with World Athletics’ requirements, leaving them scrambling to complete new tests before the September 1 deadline for the world championships.

French athletes are also seeking meets and camps outside their country to complete the one-off tests after the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Sports ruled them illegal in France.

Athletics Canada commissioned Dynacare to conduct SRY gene tests, which help to determine biological sex, at the recent national championships.

However, in an email sent this week to athletes and seen by Reuters it said Dynacare “has advised us that the test kits they provided were not of the required standard.”

Athletics Canada CEO Ma

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