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Semenya takes landmark hormone challenge to sports court

Caster Semenya after winning the Women's 800m Final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Caster Semenya after winning the Women's 800m Final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Source: AAP

A Swiss court will decide whether female runners with genetically high levels of male sex hormones must be forced to lower them.


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A Swiss court will decide whether female runners with genetically high levels of male sex hormones must be forced to lower them.



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