Should athlete be made to take testosterone repressing drugs?
Olympic gold medalist and world champion runner Caster Semenya is currently going through a hearing to see if she will be made to take testosterone suppressing drugs to allow her to compete, which she is contesting.
She has no womb or ovaries, but instead has internal testes because of a chromosomal abnormality. She has four times the amount of testosterone compared to other women.
Semenya identifies as a woman, but some would label her as intersex.
Semenya competes against other women and the races aren’t even close- she wins by miles.
The question is- should she be allowed to compete in women’s races as she is? Should she be made to take testosterone suppressing drugs to put her on an even keel?
Is she cheating by taking part in female races? There has been suggestions that because she has no female reproductive organs but does have testes, that she is genetically male and therefore even if she identifies as female, she is cheating by taking part in women’s races where she is bound to win.
What do you think?
Article here- https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/athletics/47244017
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