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Int'l Sports Court: High Testosterone Level Doesn’t Necessarily Give Female Competitors an Edge

A court that has the final say on global sports has given track and field’s governing body two years to scientifically prove that there’s a link between enhanced testosterone levels and improved athletic performance. So reports The New York Times.

The court issued the ruling in the context of deciding the case of the Indian sprinter Dutee Chand, who was barred from competing against women in 2014 because her natural levels of testosterone were higher than the guidelines for female athletes would allow.

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