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Semenya hits out at impact of Olympic ban on DSD athletes

Deutsche Welle · · 878 words · By Matt Pearson
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“Laurel Hubbard is the only recorded trans athlete in Olympic history.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laurel Hubbard (born 9 February 1978) is a New Zealand weightlifter. Selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she was the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympic Games. Prior …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The weightlifting competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 24 July to 4 August 2021 at the Tokyo International Forum.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The women's +87 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 2 August 2021 at the Tokyo International Forum. During the competition, Laurel Hubbard made history by …
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“Caster Semenya failed to defend her 800 meters title from Rio in 2016 and London 2012 due to a policy change.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals, as well as three World Championships in the women's 800 metres. She first won …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francine Niyonsaba (born May 5, 1993) is a Burundian runner who specialized in the 800 metres and shifted to longer distances in 2019. She was the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist in the women's 800 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The testosterone regulations in women's athletics are a series of policies limiting blood testosterone levels for female athletics competitors as a means of sex verification. They were first published…
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“The new IOC policy reverts to SRY testing, comprising a cheek swab to detect the SRY gene.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Imane Khelif (Arabic: إيمان خليف, romanized: ʾĪmān Khalīf, pronounced [ʔiːˈmaːn xəˈliːf]; born 2 May 1999) is an Algerian professional boxer who won the women's welterweight gold medal at the 2024 Sum…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sex-determining region Y protein (SRY), or testis-determining factor (TDF), is a DNA-binding protein (also known as gene-regulatory protein/transcription factor) encoded by the SRY gene that is respon…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Olympic Games mandates sex verification of athletes in women's competitions, and has done since the 1930s. In this time, there have been many different regulations for sex testing, as well as diff…
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“A 2023 report stated that men typically outperform women in endurance, muscle strength, speed, and power due to sex chromosomes and testosterone.”
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“The new IOC policy makes an exception for athletes with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) or other rare DSDs.”
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“Semenya and Imane Khelif have Differences in Sexual Development (DSD).”
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“The IOC policy mirrors World Athletics' rules regarding the female category.”
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“The IOC policy is based on science and fairness, with athletes needing to be screened only once in their lifetime.”
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“The 1990s SRY testing system was tried and abandoned.”
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“Professor Alun Williams stated that genetic testing of minors raises ethical concerns.”
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