CAPE TOWN: Athletes with differences in sexual development hoping to compete at the World Championships must submit to new rules curbing their levels of testosterone from Wednesday but Caster Semenya appears ready to resist the regulations.
The International Association of Athletics Federations has been heavily criticised for the rules, with allegations that the science is flawed, regulations ethically dubious and potential medical side-effects unknown. But the global body has responded in a letter to the WMA, saying the rules have been developed after 'many scientific publications and observations from the field during the last 15 years'.The IAAF clarified that the regulations only apply to DSD athletes who are legally female , have male chromosomes not female chromosomes , testes not ovaries, testosterone in the male range and the ability to make use of that testosterone circulating within their bodies.
The world governing body added that athletes who submit to the regulations will be assured of privacy.
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