Namibia’s Christine Mboma, who was barred from competing in the 400m event by regulations meant to police women’s bodies, has claimed silver in the women’s 200m in Tokyo. Tokyo2020 OlympicsAthletics
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Mboma, 18, ran 48.54 at the Irena Szewińska Memorial meeting in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz in early July. Her time was a new Under-20 world record as well as being one of the top-10 fastest-ever recorded times in the women’s 400m. Not too long ago, it was just Semenya who was seemingly fighting a lone battle to be able to compete freely on the world athletics stage – but the tide may just be turning.
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