World Track (formerly IAAF) has been fighting this battle since 1993. There have been arguments from tons of lawyers and doctors for track to rid the sport of these competitors. IAAF required them to take meds that suppressed their testosterone production but IAAF later lost in court. As for the results of that loss…just look to the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 3 | | | 1:55.28 | NR |
| 5 | | | 1:56.49 | |
| 4 | | | 1:56.89 | PB |
Gold - Caster Semenya (many know the story)
Silver - Niyonsaba - 2019, it was revealed that Niyonsaba was born with the 46,XY
karyotype and an
intersex condition after her qualification for
IAAFwomen's competition was affected by the association's new regulations for athletes with XY
disorders of *** development, testosterone levels above 5 nmol/L, and androgen sensitivity.
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Bronze - WambuI - 2019, it was revealed that Wambui was born with the 46,XY
karyotype and an
intersex condition after her qualification for
IAAF women's competition was affected by the association's new regulations for athletes with XY
disorders of *** development, testosterone levels above 5 nmol/L, and androgen sensitivity.
[7][8]
Yes, the top three medalists all had “issues”
- 2017 IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Same result; however, American Ajee Wilson nearly breaks the American record, gets 3rd, to push Wambui to 4th
- all 3 athletes were removed from competition before 2019 Worlds. The way the IAAF were able to this legally was really by kicking the proverbial can down in distance - from now on (or until a different ruling) they can’t compete over 200m. This has to do with the Dutee Chand case
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In June 2014, she won two gold medals at
Asian Junior Athletics Championships in 200 metres and 4 × 400 m relays. In the 200 m event she bettered her previous timing to 23.74 secs and hoping to get qualified for the Commonwealth Games but Chand was dropped from the
2014 Commonwealth Games contingent at the last minute after the Athletic Federation of India stated that
hyperandrogenism made her ineligible to compete as a female athlete.
[16][17] Following Commonwealth Games she was also dropped from the Indian contingent for the
2014 Asian Games. There has been no suggestion that Chand has been involved in cheating or doping—the decision was made in compliance with International Olympic Committee (IOC) regulations on “female hyperandrogenism” designed to address a perceived advantage for female athletes with high androgen levels. The decision has been condemned by Australian
intersex advocates.
[18] The Athletic Federation of India and IAAF's actions were widely criticised as an affront to Chand's privacy and human rights.
[19]
2015 testosterone rule change[edit]
Chand appealed to the
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The Canadian law firm Davies, Ward, Philips & Vineberg, LLP represented her on a
pro bono basis. The IAAF policy on
hyperandrogenism, or high natural levels of
testosterone in women, was suspended following the case of
Dutee Chand v. Athletics Federation of India (AFI) & The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), in the
Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided in July 2015.
[21] The ruling found that there was a lack of evidence provided that testosterone increased female athletic performance and notified the IAAF that it had two years to provide the evidence.
[22][23][24] This effectively removed the suspension of Chand from competition, clearing her to race again.
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