Why isn’t Caster Semenya at the World Athletics Championships?
She’s one of several DSD athletes who aren’t allowed to compete
What in the World · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
South African runner Caster Semenya won’t be at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. It’s because she has differences of sexual development - or DSD - and isn’t allowed to compete in any track events without taking testosterone-reducing drugs.
But what is DSD? And why is it stopping Caster from competing? Celestine Karoney from BBC Sport Africa explains.
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