At just 18 years of age and with an Olympic silver medal in the bank, Christine Mboma has a bright future in track and field, provided she is allowed to keep competing.
The Namibian teenager produced one of the most eye-catching performances of the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, surging through a star-studded women’s 200m field to claim silver in 21.81 seconds, a new under-20 world record.
Both Mboma and Masilingi are determined as having differences in sexual development — or “intersex” athletes — with naturally high testosterone levels. Earlier this year she took her case to the European Court of Human Rights in a last-ditch attempt to reverse the regulations. “It is important to understand that both our athletes were not aware of this condition, neither did any family member, their coach or the NNOC-CGA,” the NNOC said.
Margaret Wambui, a DSD athlete who won bronze in the 800m in Rio, believes one solution could be for World Athletics to introduce a distinct category for DSD women to compete in. Others have been less sympathetic, suggesting that World Athletics should consider adding the 200m to the list of events DSD athletes are prevented from taking part in freely.
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