Namibian teens stoke new Olympic testosterone controversy

[ASFN Admin]

Two 18-year-old Namibian runners threw track and field's contentious testosterone issue back into the Olympic spotlight Monday when they blazed into the women's 200-meter final in Tokyo just weeks after being barred from the 400-meter race. One of them, Christine Mboma, broke the world under-20 record twice in the space of about eight hours at the Olympic Stadium on the way to the 200 final. Mboma and teammate Beatrice Masilingi aren't allowed to run in the 400 — their favored event — after tests ordered by the World Athletics found they had high natural testosterone.

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