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'Harper mentioned the loss of running speed in multiple interviews as deeply unsettling, and implied that competing in the women’s category should thus be a consolation prize for the “sacrifice” (a term he used) he’d made, a right. "

This made my eyebrows hit the ceiling hard. I may have to re-plaster.

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Zoe's avatar

This is brilliant, it’s great to read the Joanna Harper backstory. It reminds me a bit of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice the way his study was taken up by the IOC. I’ve heard of a few other trans-identified men (and strangely, some women) with a vested interest in proving the legitimacy of testosterone suppression who work in sports science too (mostly at Brighton and Loughborough Universities in the UK.) Thanks for putting this together.

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