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The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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The Fear of Cheating
Athletes are no longer cheats, they're just in a different context. It's about the Jim Carrey movie. I see it in another world. The Truman Show of sports because another world can live in here. Sarah Bark is a journalist covering women's rights in sport in context of the trans issue. She has been on the trail of a non-binary runner called Cal Calimia who was second at last year's Chicago Marathon and this year's Boston Marathon. He posted a TikTok video boasting about her use of testosterone - she identifies as a female but uses testosterone. That enters the non-binary category, using a band drug with presumably no TUE.
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