Athletics - Radcliffe warns Semenya verdict could be death of women's sport

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British former marathon runner Paula Radcliffe believes the verdict of a legal case involving Olympic champion Caster Semenya could open the door ...

REUTERS: British former marathon runner Paula Radcliffe believes the verdict of a legal case involving Olympic champion Caster Semenya could open the door for transgender athletes to claim an unfair advantage in women's sport.

Radcliffe said it would be"naive" to think that countries would not actively start cherry-picking girls with hyperandrogenism and forcing them into sport. "They want to see what it means for the future of female sport and also what it will do in terms of the whole transgender question.

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