4 Top Athletes Barred From Their Events Over Hormone Rules

Written by on March 13, 2024

  • Caster Semenya, Aminatou Seyni, Margaret Wambui, and Francine Niyonsaba have been barred from competing in their preferred Olympic event because of their natural testosterone levels.
  • World Athletics passed hormone regulations in 2018.
  • The rules say intersex women must lower their natural testosterone levels with medication in order to compete. 

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