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Kenyans divided over ruling on testosterone levels

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Caster Semenya waits to compete in the women's 800m final at Carrara Stadium during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday, May 1, 2019, against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. [File, AP]

Kenyans weighed in on the controversy surrounding the Wednesday ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the highest court in international sports on levels of testosterone in women in sports.

South Africa's Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic champion, had challenged new IAAF rules which restricts testosterone levels in women athletes.

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