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A Lab Is Set to Test the Gender of Some Female Athletes

Started by Natasha, July 30, 2008, 12:30:37 AM

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July 30, 2008, 12:30:37 AM
A Lab Is Set to Test the Gender of Some Female Athletes

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/sports/olympics/30gender.html
7/30/2008

By the time they arrive in Beijing, most athletes have resigned
themselves to the possibility of undergoing a battery of tests for
banned substances, like anabolic steroids and certain cough
medicines.

But some female athletes may find they are asked to submit to an
entirely different examination — one that will test whether they
are, in fact, women.
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