Indian gender row athlete blames injections
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July 24, 2012, Tuesday
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A FEMALE Indian athlete accused of being a man and raping her housemate has blamed testosterone injections for making her more masculine.
Pinki Pramanik, 26, was arrested last month on charges of rape and forced to undergo a gender test following accusations from a woman who lived in her flat that she was actually a male.
The athlete, who retired in 2007 after winning a team gold in the 4x400m relay at the 2006 Asian Games, told Outlook magazine that jabs given to her during training made her grow more hair and deepened her voice.
"I look more male now because, as part of my training to compete in international athletics, I used to be regularly administered testosterone injections," Pramanik said. "It was called Russian medicine. I was told that it was necessary to take these and I never questioned whether these were legal or not."
Pramanik also said she had been badly treated by police while in custody and that she had been tricked into submitting to a medical examination.
Pinki Pramanik, 26, was arrested last month on charges of rape and forced to undergo a gender test following accusations from a woman who lived in her flat that she was actually a male.
The athlete, who retired in 2007 after winning a team gold in the 4x400m relay at the 2006 Asian Games, told Outlook magazine that jabs given to her during training made her grow more hair and deepened her voice.
"I look more male now because, as part of my training to compete in international athletics, I used to be regularly administered testosterone injections," Pramanik said. "It was called Russian medicine. I was told that it was necessary to take these and I never questioned whether these were legal or not."
Pramanik also said she had been badly treated by police while in custody and that she had been tricked into submitting to a medical examination.
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