Experts have weighed in and said not likely sawyer. Their best guess is Pais or 5-ard.
Although it might apply to other sports figures.
There is a pic of Fatima whitbread on twitter that you would swear is a man. She could have been taking steroids because she looks more like a female when not competing.
That pic of Fatima whitbread throwing the javelin doesn’t even look like the same person but it is. Kind of astonishing
The articles I read mentioned Swyer Syndrome. But - who really knows - it’s all speculation at this point.
Here’s why I’m going to assume they’re both women until proven otherwise:
- Their birth certificates say female, and they have always competed as women.
- Other women have beaten them in competition. Here’s Imane being beaten by an Irish boxer in the 2020 Olympics: https://x.com/yogijunior3/status/1819289543276744766
- The IBA didn’t test Imane and Yu-Ting until they qualified for medals, and the IBA isn’t sharing details of those tests.
- The IBA isn’t testing everyone. They seem to cherry-pick athletes.
I never heard of Fatima Whithead before. Yes, she looks very muscular in those photos.