IAAF Recognition Of Intersex Runner Sets Humane Precedent

By Ronald Katz (August 3, 2017, 2:24 PM EDT) -- In an unusual humane act, the International Association of Athletics Federations, the most authoritative body in track and field, has issued a special invitation to Indian female sprinter Dutee Chand to participate in the World Championships in London that begin on Aug. 4. This is news because the IAAF has been litigating for years to keep Chand from competing on the specious ground that she has more naturally occurring testosterone than the average woman because she is, reportedly, intersex, i.e., born with both male and female physical characteristics....

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