Pill-using women and Olympian Caster Semenya competed owing to panic attacks and a ‘dark’ venue.
Caster Semenya, the Olympic gold medalist, detailed her mental and physical pain from using the contraceptive pill to compete. Legally classified as a female at birth, the 32-year-old South African runner won Olympic gold in the 800-meter event in 2012 and 2016. However, due to a medical condition, her body generates testosterone at naturally elevated levels compared to women without…