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EXPLAINER: What exactly are track s testosterone rules?
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Elaine Thompson-Herah, left, of Jamaica, wins the final of the women s 200-meters from Christine Mboma, of Namibia, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
TOKYO – The complex testosterone regulations in track and field have become an issue again at the Olympics after Namibian teenager Christine Mboma won a silver medal in the 200 meters after being banned from some other events because of her natural hormone levels.
Mboma was one of two 18-year-old Namibians to surprisingly qualify for Tuesday’s 200 final. Her teammate, Beatrice Masilingi, is also affected by the testosterone rules. But their bans only apply to races between 400 meters and one mile, allowing them to run in the 200 at the Olympics.
Germany s Malaika Mihambo bagged gold.
It is Nigeria’s first track and field medal at the Olympics since 2008 when Okagbare won a silver medal in Beijing.
Boxing
Amateur boxer Samuel Takyi took bronze, the first Olympic medal for a Ghanaian athlete in 29 years.
The 20-year-old who was already certain of a medal after winning his quarter-final fight, lost to the USA s Duke Ragan in the semi-final on Tuesday.
Athletics
Namibia s Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, both 18 years old, qualified for the final of the 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday. The Namibians created a sensation in the heats and semifinals, with Mboma breaking the world under 20 record twice and the African record for the distance.
Jamaican sprint duo look strong in 200m semifinals
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TOKYO, JAPAN August 2: Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica in action during the 200m semi finals for women during the 200m semi finals for women during the Track and Field competition at the Olympic Stadium at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games on August 2nd, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
By: Reuters
and last updated 2021-08-02 12:55:19-04
Elaine Thompson-Herah and fellow
Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce laid down the gauntlet to the young pretenders in the Olympic women s 200 meters on Monday, delivering emphatic performances in their semi-finals.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The presence of Namibian teenagers Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma in the Olympic women’s 200 metres final weeks after they were banned from the 400m due to excess levels of testosterone has reopened the debate about DSD athletes.
FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women s 200m - Round 1 - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Christine Mboma of Namibia reacts after competing REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
The two 18-year-olds are the latest to fall foul of the rules regarding female athletes with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) after more than a decade of the sport’s authorities wrestling with the issue.