The International Olympic Committee has announced eligibility for women’s events will be determined by a “once-in-a-lifetime” sex test.
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Kirsty Coventry’s rise to political importance as a white woman in a black majority Zimbabwe shows how sport is able to reshape race and power.
The IOC is betting on a younger female leader to signal change. She enters the ring at a crucial time for athletes.
In mending the relations with Zimbabwe’s white community by roping in Kirsty Coventry and Bruce Grobbelaar, President Mnangagwa might just have pulled off a masterstroke.
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Associate Professor of Sociology & Director of the Centre for Data Ethics at the Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer in Sport Policy and Management, University of Edinburgh
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Senior Lecturer in the Social and Community Development, University of Zimbabwe
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Lecturer in Law, CQUniversity Australia