World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions if they have gone through male puberty, the sport’s governing body announced.
transgender women from elite competition if they had experienced any part of male puberty. A scientific panel had found that even after reducing their testosterone levels through medication, transgender women still had a significant advantage.WA regulations around DSD previously required women competing in events between 400 metres and a mile to maintain testosterone levels below five nanomoles per litre.
Semenya failed to qualify for the Games while Niyonsaba made the final before being disqualified for a lane violation.Namibia’s Mboma, prevented from running the 400m, switched to the 200m, winning silver. DSD athletes have male testes but do not produce enough of the hormone Dihydrotestosterone that is necessary for the formation of male external genitalia.
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