How Difference in Sex Development (DSD) athletes, including Namibia's Christine Mboma, are affected by World Athletics new rules.
Christine Mboma is one of two Namibian athletes who ran in the 200m final at the Tokyo Olympics and will be affected by new rules for DSD athletes
Under the new rules, DSD athletes will be required to reduce their blood testosterone level to below 2.5 nanomoles per litre - half of the previously accepted level of five nanomoles. However, interim provisions will be put in place for DSD athletes already in competition outside the previously restricted distances.
When announcing the changes, World Athletics president Lord Coe said 13 DSD athletes will be affected by the decision to include all track events in the updated regulations, seven of whom compete in running events above a mile, with six in sprinting events below 400m. But perhaps the most high-profile exclusion involves South African Caster Semenya, who refuses to take drugs to lower her natural testosterone levels.fought a legal battle with World Athletics over DSD rules
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