How the IAAF decided Semenya isn’t allowed to be the way she was born

02 May 2019 - 07:00 By Katharine Child
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Olympic and world champions Caster Semenya. File photo.
Olympic and world champions Caster Semenya. File photo.
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Caster Semenya suffered a body blow on Wednesday when the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed down a crushing judgment that could ruin the careers of women athletes with male chromosomes.

The ruling means they will have to take medication to lower their testosterone levels if they wish to compete as women.

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