Intersex and transgender athletes will be a key discussion point for the Rio Olympics. I look into why.
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Contents:-
1. Will the Rio Olympics re-define gendered sports?
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympics/rio-2016/rio-olympics-2016-why-transgender-issues-could-dominate-the-games-20160605-gpbx24.html
http://sportsscientists.com/2016/05/hyperandrogenism-women-vs-women-vs-men-sport-qa-joanna-harper/
Boyce MJ, Baisley KJ, Clark EV, Warrington SJ - Are published normal ranges of serum testosterone too high? Results of a cross-sectional survey of serum testosterone and luteinizing hormone in healthy men. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15476527
2. Men competing as women?
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/1936-berlin-olympics-how-dora-the-man-competed-in-the-woman-s-high-jump-a-649104.html
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