A Lab Is Set to Test the Gender of Some Female Athletes »

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By the time they arrive in Beijing, most athletes have resigned themselves to the possibility of undergoing a battery of tests for banned substances, like anabolic steroids and certain cough medicines. But some female athletes may find they are asked to submit to an entirely different examination — one that will test whether they are, in fact, women.

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