The Bad Science Behind the Caster Semenya Ruling
Channel: Science versus Propaganda
Date: 15/08/2019

New athletics regulations governing endogenous (natural) testosterone in some female athletes are based on a discredited study.

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References:

Bermon & Garnier 2017, Serum androgen levels and their relation to performance in track and field: mass spectrometry results from 2127 observations in male and female elite athletes, https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/17/1309

CAS 2015, Dutee Chand v. AFI & IAAF, http://bit.ly/DCRuling

CAS 2019, Mokgadi Caster Semenya v. IAAF, http://bit.ly/2GCyNiT

IAAF 2018, IAAF Eligibility Regulations for the Female Classification [Athletes with Differences of Sex Development] in force as from 8 May 2019, https://www.iaaf.org/about-iaaf/documents/rules-regulations

Pielke, Tucker & Boye 2019, Scientific integrity and the IAAF testosterone regulations, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-019-00143-w

Sönksen, Holt, Böhning, Guha, Cowan, Bartlett & Böhning 2018, Why do endocrine profiles in elite athletes differ between sports?, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40842-017-0050-3

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