For all those heavily invested in this Algerian boxer drama, you might consider reading Caster Semenya's book from 2023. It sheds light on many things previously left to speculation. Intersex, hyperandrogenism, and differences of sexual development are extremely tricky issues for the athletics community. It's not cut and dry at all.
Governing bodies are often more concerned about politics than atheletes and often react poorly. Sometimes cowardly. For the athletes (those with and without rare conditions) it can be devastating. Semenya certainly went through an enormous amount of tribulation.
It should be noted that while culture war rhetoric has many people beliving there are only women and men biologically, there are in fact many areas that don't fit so cleanly into a box when it come to codifying things like athletic eligibility around sex/gender.
Governing bodies are often more concerned about politics than atheletes and often react poorly. Sometimes cowardly. For the athletes (those with and without rare conditions) it can be devastating. Semenya certainly went through an enormous amount of tribulation.
It should be noted that while culture war rhetoric has many people beliving there are only women and men biologically, there are in fact many areas that don't fit so cleanly into a box when it come to codifying things like athletic eligibility around sex/gender.
