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Niger runner not able to run in favoured 400m at Olympics due to controversial testosterone regulations

Exclusive: Semenya was barred from taking part at Tokyo Olympics due to DSD regulations based on a study now described as 'exploratory'

The 5,000 meters champ sprints to her third medal of these Olympics; American Emily Sisson finishes 10th.

That feel-good story comes with a footnote. Mboma and fellow teen Namibian sprinter Beatrice Masilingi, who finished sixth, both have an intersex condition that results in male-level testosterone. The pair tested positive in early July for hyperandrogenism after bursting onto the international women’s track scene with sizzling times. Their levels blocked them from competing in their preferred event, the 400m race, but even so, they were able within a matter of weeks to switch to the women’s 200m, which has no limits on naturally occurring high testosterone under the World Athletics rules....

4 Min Read TOKYO (Reuters) - The presence of Namibian teenagers Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma in the Olympic women’s 200 metres final weeks after they were banned from the 400m due to excess levels of testosterone has reopened the debate about DSD athletes. FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 200m - Round 1 - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Christine Mboma of Namibia reacts after competing REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo The two 18-year-olds are the latest to fall foul of the rules regarding female athletes with Differences of Sexual Development ...