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Margaret Wambui is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who won bronze in the 800 metres at the 2016 Olympics. She was born with an intersex condition and faced a ban from competing as a woman in 2019.
Jun 3, 2021 · Kenya's Margaret Wambui won bronze over 800m at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. By Celestine Karoney. BBC Sport Africa, Nairobi. World Athletics should introduce a third category of events in order to...
Margaret Nyairera Wambui on testosterone rule: "I became a victim." The Olympic 800m bronze medallist doesn’t know how to rebuild her life following the implementation of the DSD regulations. She reveals in our exclusive interview ... how it derailed her career.
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Jun 27, 2024 · Margaret Wambui is a Kenyan Olympian who refuses to take hormone suppressants to compete in certain track events. She faces discrimination, financial loss and personal struggle as she fights for natural equality and inclusion in sports.
Margaret Nyairera WAMBUI | Profile | World Athletics. ATHLETE OVERVIEW. STATISTICS. Margaret Nyairera WAMBUI. 800m. Country Kenya. Born 15 SEP 1995. 1 X. Olympic Games bronze medallist. 1 X. World Indoor Championships bronze medallist. Show more honours. Personal Bests. 800 Metres. Result. 1:56.87. Date. 24 AUG 2017. Score. 1219.
Apr 5, 2017 · Of all the confidants of founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, his daughter Margaret Wambui — who died on Wednesday in Nairobi — was in a class of her own. Wambui, 89, is little-known today as she has been out of the limelight as old age and illness took a toll on her.
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Sep 25, 2019 · Margaret Wambui is one of the female athletes with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) who are affected by the IAAF's new eligibility rules for track events. Learn what DSD means, how the IAAF defines it, and what options Wambui and other DSD athletes have to compete.
