IAAF Sets New Limits On Testosterone Levels In Women
Track and field's world governing body announced new restrictions on female athletes who naturally produce higher-than-normal levels of testosterone.
by Vanessa Romo
Apr 26, 2018
3 minutes
What exactly makes a woman?
Track and field's world governing body thinks the answer has to do with levels of serum testosterone, at least when it comes to female runners competing in middle-distance races.
The International Association of Athletics Federation announced a new set of rules Thursday that will ban women who naturally produce higher-than-normal levels of testosterone from participating in races ranging from 400 meters to the mile, unless they agree to take medication.
Athletes with the condition, called hyperandrogenism, would be eligible to compete at
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