Semenya hits out at impact of Olympic ban on DSD athletes
Key takeaways
- Caster Semenya has had her gender scrutinized in public for years after winning two Olympic golds.
- New Zealander Laurel Hubbard is the only recorded trans athlete in Olympic history.
- South Africa's Caster Semenya was not at those Games in Tokyo to defend her 800-meter title from Rio in 2016 and London 2012.
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Caster Semenya has had her gender scrutinized in public for years after winning two Olympic golds. She has hit out at what she sees as a policy that disproportionately affects athletes with sexual differences.
https://p.dw.com/p/5BZs JCaster Semenya won Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016, but a rule change stopped her from competing in 2020Image: Martin Rickett/empics/picture alliance Advertisement While the impact of last week's new "Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women's) Category in Olympic Sport" has focused largely on trans athletes, medical experts and Olympians say the impact of the ban will be felt more keenly by those with differences in sexual development (DSD).
New Zealander Laurel Hubbard is the only recorded trans athlete in Olympic history. The weightlifter failed to record a successful lift in the women's +87 kilograms weightlifting in the delayed 2020 Olympics and crashed out early.