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A presentation at a World Athletics panel in Tokyo on Friday revealed that 50 to 60 athletes with male biological advantages have been finalists in the female category at global and continental championships since 2000.

The panel was led by the head of the World Athletics Health and Science Department, Dr. Stephane Bermon, who said sex tests were necessary because of an “over-representation” of DSD (differences of sex development) athletes among finalists, per multiple reports.

Controversy around the issue in World Athletics arose when South Africa’s Caster Semenya won Olympic gold in the 800m at the 2012 and 2016 Games. Then at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Namibia’s Christine Mboma claimed silver in the 200m.

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