well, a woman with typical testosterone levels wouldn’t
if she has naturally high levels and is a woman, its legit because shes got a natural genetic advantage
can’t blame her for it
if she was doping that’s artificial and banned
Reminiscent of the South African runner, Caster Semenya.
Semenya is an intersex woman, assigned female at birth, with XY chromosomes and naturally elevated testosterone levels. Following her victory at the 2009 World Championships, she was made to undergo sex testing, and cleared to return to competition the following year. In 2019, new World Athletics rules came into force preventing women like Semenya from participating in 400m, 800m, and 1500m events in the female classification unless they take medication to suppress their testosterone levels. In 2021, she filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights against the restrictions.
If you look at the physical appearance of both runners, they appear more male than female. The XY chromosomes are an indicator that can’t be denied. Normally, those with XY chromosomes are classified as male. The Namibian runner may have hermaphroditism.