The IAAF said female athletes with high testosterone levels, such as Caster Semenya, would be welcome to compete with male athletes in the 400m hurdles, 800m and 1,500m.
CAPE TOWN - The International Association of Athletics Federations says the difference of sexual development athletes such as Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya can enter men’s athletics events if they refuse to take suppressants to regulate their testosterone levels.
In a statement, WMA president Dr Leonid Eidelman, said: “We have strong reservations about the ethical validity of these regulations. They are based on weak evidence from a single study, which is currently being widely debated by the scientific community. “These medications are gender-affirming. Although not specified in the Regulations, professional psychological counselling to assist the individual with determining gender identity prior to recommending treatment is also the standard of medical care for these conditions,” IAAF said.
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