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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Perhaps what one other poster suggested is the fairest and best way.

If an athlete has testicles (even undecended), male levels of testosterone, and no ovaries, they compete as males.

Wambui was a full head taller than all the women competing. She is built like a male athlete. If she has the body of a male athlete, the muscles of the male athletes, the hormone levels of male athletes, and testicals then it is unfair for her to participate in the female races.[/quote]

Ok, so how will you know?  Are you going to force every single female athlete to undergo a transabdominal ultrasound, or just the ones who look insufficiently "female" for your tastes?

Semena and Chand had no idea they were intersex, which means there are likely other athletes who have no idea they are genetic abnormalities.  So, who are you going to test?

What about the men, are you going to test them?  Michael Phelps has several genetic traits that make him hyper competitive.  He's taller than average.  His feet and hands are MASSIVE even relative to his size, and he's double jointed.  If you could find the genetic marker for what makes him great, would you force him to compete against dolphins instead of other men? [/quote]

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