Semenya switches to 200, still aiming to turn up in Tokyo

[ASFN Admin]

Caster Semenya is looking for another Olympic run. Banned from competing in her favorite race and defending her title, the Olympic 800-meter champion is trying to make the Tokyo Games anyway - by switching to the 200 meters. Under the world track and field body's highly criticized testosterone regulations, Semenya and other female athletes with high natural testosterone are barred from races from 400 meters to one mile at top-level meets like the Olympics and world championships unless they undergo treatment to reduce their hormone levels for six months prior to running.

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