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Indian athlete fails gender test


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Okay ... am I missing something in the article. Is she or is she not a woman?

I mean, she passed the gynecological test before.. right?

Is this a common-type occurrence in women's track and field competitions?

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Soundarajan cleared a gender test last year

A top Indian woman athlete who won a silver medal at a recent regional championship has failed a gender test, officials say.

Santhi Soundararajan, who took the silver in the women's 800m race at the Asian Games in Doha, is likely to be stripped of her award, reports say.

Soundararajan, 25, was declared the best athlete at an Indian championship in the capital, Delhi, this year.

In 1999, a woman in an Indian state football team failed a gender test.

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