“There is no dispute that there should be a separate classification for female athletes - a binary divide between male and female,” they added. However, in it’s 165-page award, the CAS panel “expressed some serious concerns as to the future practical application of these DSD Regulations. Reference has been made to the following main issues:1) The difficulties of implementation of the DSD Regulations in the context of a maximum permitted level of testosterone. The CAS Panel suggested that the IAAF consider deferring the application of the DSD Regulations to these events until more evidence is available. The CAS Panel was also “restrained in its task, due to the strict framework of the arbitration, to solely determine whether the DSD Regulations were invalid or not.

Source: The Irish Times May 01, 2019 10:23 UTC