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IAAF regulations for testosterone levels in female athletes

tmb November 04, 2018 at 01:28 1375 views 1 comments
The attached ref are the published regulations of eligibility for female athletes in specified track events based upon their naturally occurring testosterone levels. Following the very public debates with Castor Semenya , her banning, medications and finally her return to medal winning form, has spawned plenty of articles about the rights and wrongs of how this should play out. My readings across this is that the fundamental segregation between men and women confers advantages on women based upon gender and these arise from this.
https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/eligibility-regulations-for-female-classifica

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Paul March 22, 2019 at 08:30 #267517
And in boxing, the fundamental segregation between weight classes confers advantages on the skinny. So?