"We're going to be vocal about it, we're going to make noise until we're heard. It's a matter of women standing for themselves to say, Enough is enough. We are not going to be told how to do things."
"If really we are accepted as women to take part, why does my appearance or my voice, why do my inner parts need to be a problem to take part in the sport?"
"The IOC policy document said including androgen-sensitive XY-DSD athletes in the female category in events that rely on strength, power or endurance runs fundamentally counter to ensuring fairness, safety and integrity in elite competition."
"There's no science that XY-DSD gave an athlete an advantage. I've been there, I've done that. There's no such thing as that, she said. There are people who are delusional."
Caster Semenya, a double Olympic champion, is vocal against the IOC's new gender testing policy for female athletes, asserting it undermines women's rights. She emphasizes that women should stand up for themselves and questions why her physical attributes are scrutinized if she is accepted as a woman. Semenya has faced controversy due to her legal battle with World Athletics regarding her right to compete with a Difference of Sexual Development (DSD). She argues that there is no scientific evidence supporting the claim that XY-DSD athletes have an advantage in sports.
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