Chand eyes Rio after CAS verdict
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Indian sprinter Dutee Chand will aim to qualify for next year鈥檚 Olympic Games after the Court of Arbitration for Sport鈥檚 decision to suspend IAAF rules that could have blocked women with high levels of male hormones from competing in Rio de Janeiro.
鈥淚鈥檝e been through a lot but I鈥檓 happy with the judgment,鈥 the 19-year-old Chand said by telephone yesterday. 鈥淢y immediate aim is to qualify for the Rio Olympics but I also know that age is on my side and I can realize my dream of winning several medals for India.鈥
Chand was suspended last year due to hyperandrogenism 鈥 the presence of high levels of testosterone in some females 鈥 which made her ineligible under the rules of the IAAF, the governing body for track and field. She missed out on last year鈥檚 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games but was cleared to compete earlier this year pending a final verdict in her CAS case.
The rules requiring some female athletes to get medical clearance were introduced in 2011, after South African 800-meter runner Caster Semenya was sidelined for almost a year after winning the 2009 world title when she was 18.
But the CAS said on Monday the world athletics body failed to prove that women with naturally high levels of testosterone had a competitive edge. It gave the IAAF two years to provide evidence in support of its theory or else the rules will be declared void.
鈥淭he Indian government has helped me a lot in all this and I hope they back me more and I鈥檓 able to practice in the US in the coming months,鈥 she added.
The sports and gender activist who pushed Chand to approach the CAS termed the decision as 鈥渉istoric鈥.
鈥淲e raised certain ethical concerns,鈥 Payoshni Mitra said. 鈥淚 had worked closely with athletes in India and approached the issue from a different point of view. I am glad that the CAS panel gave such a historic verdict. This can change sport forever for good. This verdict upholds the notion of gender equality in sports. This will mean women athletes can compete as they are. I feel this verdict will pave the way for a more inclusive, fairer sporting culture.鈥
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