Athletics

The double Olympic champion South African 800m runner won’t be at the IAAF World Championships in Doha. New rules means athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD) can’t compete in the 400m, 800m, and the 1500m.
The three athletes who took Olympic medals home from Rio 2016 are all affected by the regulations. In this episode, Olympic medallists Margaret Nyairera Wambui and Francine Niyonsaba tell their stories. With world exclusive interviews, we’ve travelled the globe to track down people affected by this important legal case.

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The Olympic 800m bronze medallist doesn’t know how to rebuild her life following the implementation of the DSD regulations. She reveals in our exclusive interview how it derailed her career. "It affected me a lot. I didn't want to train or do anything," the Kenyan told us.

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Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

Margaret Nyairera Wambui 

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Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final, Decathlon (100m, Long Jump, Shot Put), Hammer Throw Qualification,
Women's 800m Round 1

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Athletics Integrated: Day 12 Morning | Rio 2016 Replays

Caster Semenya pulls away from the pack and wins gold for South Africa in the women's 800m final.

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Women's 800m Final | Rio 2016 Replays

London 2012 silver medallist Caster Semenya wins gold for South Africa in the women's 800m final in Rio 2016.

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Semenya wins gold in Women's 800m Final

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Simone

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Sweden

Armand

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Mikaela

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Ilia

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Margaret Nyairera

Day 1 brought plenty of drama on the track as Christian Coleman ran the only sub-10s 100m, Justin Gatlin proved he's injury-free, Ajee Wilson and Natoya Goule laid down the gauntlet in the women's 800m, and the men's 400m hurdles big three of Karsten Warholm, Rai Benjamin and Abderrahman Samba

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani signals the start of the Marathon after the Opening Ceremony on day one of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium on September 27, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IAAF)

World Athletics Championships 2019 | Day 1 as it happened

Female athletes with Differences of Sexual Development, or DSD, are the focus of athletics' governing body. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has introduced new eligibility rules they need to abide by if they want to compete in track events between 400m and one mile (1.6km).
The most high-profile

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DSD athletes: What does it mean to be DSD and how gender and sex are the big issues in athletics

Maximila Imali was thrown out of Kenya's World Relays team after being found to have high testosterone stemming from a Difference of Sexual Development (DSD). In an exclusive interview with Olympic Channel, she speaks honestly and powerfully about the changes in her life - including the death of her mother - since the discovery. Having switched to jumps and shorter distances than those covered by the IAAF's hyperandrogenism regulations, Imali says she is determined to reach the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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EXCLUSIVE: Kenyan Maximila Imali speaks about life-changing DSD discovery

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will be back on track on 11 June, when she lines up for the 2000m event at the Montreuil meeting, just outside of Paris, France.
It will be Semenya’s first race since she lost her appeal against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rules

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Caster Semenya to race next month in Paris

Athletics South Africa will appeal the decision made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to reject Caster Semenya's challenge to the IAAF's Hyperandrogenism Regulations.
South African sports ministry spokesman Vuyo Mhaga told AFP the action will be filed to Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court: "We'll file the appeal as

Caster Semenya winning the Doha Diamond League 800m on 3 May 2019

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