Caster Semenya, athlete classification, and fair equality of opportunity in sport
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DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2019-105937
Abstract: According to the Differences of Sex Development (DSD) Regulations of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Caster Semenya and other athletes with heightened testosterone levels are considered non-eligible for middle distance running races in… read more here.
Keywords: classification; equality opportunity; caster semenya; sport ... See more keywords
Response to commentaries on ‘Caster Semenya, athlete classification, and fair equality of opportunity in sport’
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DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106755
Abstract: I appreciate all of the commentaries as they raise a series of critical and constructive points. Due to limited space, I can only address some of the issues in brief ways. Knox and Anderson indicate… read more here.
Keywords: semenya athlete; response commentaries; classification; caster semenya ... See more keywords
Unwarranted and Invasive Scrutiny: Caster Semenya, Sex-Gender Testing and the Production of Woman In ‘Women’s’ Track and Field
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DOI: 10.1177/0141778919849688
Abstract: This article discusses the imbrication of racialising and sexualising scientific practices of gender testing and verification in elite athletics competition, and their intersection with social politics, using as a theoretical frame the feminist, anti-racist work… read more here.
Keywords: track field; gender testing; caster semenya; sex gender ... See more keywords
Administering drugs to an individual in a non-pathological situation: The Caster Semenya case.
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DOI: 10.20529/ijme.2020.030.
Abstract: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has barred individuals whose circulating testosterone levels are higher than 5 nmol/L from competing in women's competitions in middle-distance track events. To become eligible, they must take anti-testosterone… read more here.
Keywords: semenya case; caster semenya; testosterone;