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Caster Semenya's impossible situation: Testosterone gets special scrutiny but doesn't necessarily make her faster

  • Written by Jaime Schultz, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University
Caster Semenya's impossible situation: Testosterone gets special scrutiny but doesn't necessarily make her fasterAn arbitration court ruled that the 28-year-old runner must lower her testosterone levels in order to compete.AP Photo/Petr David Josek

A yearslong saga between a middle-distance runner and her sport’s ruling body may be nearing something that resembles a conclusion.

In 2018, the International Association of Athletics Federations dictated that...

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