Or twice Olympian of 800 meters Caster Semenia offered to show her trick to track and field managers when she was 18 years old to prove that she was a womanas revealed by the South African middle distance runner in an interview that will be broadcast today on HBO Real Sports.
The 31-year-old turned her attention to herself in 2009 when she won the world title in the women’s 800 meters with a stunning difference a few hours after the governing body of the track said that will undergo a gender verification test.
“They thought I had male genitals, most likely,” Semenya said in an interview. “I told them, ‘It’s fine.’ I’m a woman, I do not care. If you want to see that I’m a woman, I will show you my trick. Okay;“».
Sex tests in Semenia showed that the runner she had no uterus or ovariesbut that he had internal testicles, the male sexual organs that produce testosterone and her hormone levels were three times that of a woman.
Semenia suffers from hyperandrogenism, which is characterized by higher than normal levels of testosterone, a hormone that increases muscle mass and the body’s strength and ability to use oxygen.
She was on medication after the first decision in 2011 by World Athletics that all female athletes with hyperandrogenism they had to medically lower their testosterone levels.
«It made me sick“It made me gain weight, panic attacks, I do not know if I will ever have a heart attack,” Semenia told HBO Real Sports. . “I’m 18, I want to run, I want to get to the Olympics, that’s the only choice for me.”
World Athletics lawyer Jonathan Taylor, speaking during an interview with HBO Real Sports, disagreed with the medical committeesincluding the World Medical Association, have condemned the sport’s governing body for requiring women with gender differences (DSDs) to take medication to compete.
“You say medically that it’s not healthy, then my question is, ‘Why do the world’s top experts say we’re going to prescribe this?'” Taylor said, to which Semenya replied: to throw her. If he wants to understand how this thing tormented me, he must go and get these medicines. He will understand”
In 2020, Semenia lost its appeal to the Swiss Federal Court to overturn a 2019 Arbitration Court ruling that athletes with high natural testosterone levels must take medication to reduce them.
He had approached the court after the CAS ruled that the World Athletics regulations were necessary for athletes with DSD in races ranging from 400 meters to 1.6 km to ensure fair competition.
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