‘Half of Rio’s 800m finalists might be intersex’
Joanna Harper, a US transgender athlete, has said half of Rio’s women 800-metre finalists may be intersex, and “it's not unlikely that three intersex women will sweep the podium”. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, in 2015, allowed athletes with hyperandrogenism to compete in the female category, after Indian sprinter Dutee Chand challenged the IAAF’s regulations regarding the condition.