Why can’t Dutee run?

13 Oct 2014


Sprinter Dutee Chand has been banned from competing against women until her testosterone levels fall beneath the male range, which can only be achieved by taking hormone-suppressing drugs or having surgery. The case has sparked a debate over society’s traditional ideas about identity, ability and competitive fairness in sport. NPR


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