Sports Authority of India prepares to argue Chand’s hyperandrogenism case to IAAF

Wednesday, 10 September 2014 Author: Manali Kulkarni

On July 15, Indian sprinter, Dutee Chand, was temporarily banned by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for hyperandrogenism, preventing her from competing in future national and international events in the female category including the Commonwealth Games and now the Asian Games.¹

On August 22, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) advised Chand to take her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the hope of having the IAAF’s^²and IOC’s^³respective hyperandrogenism regulations amended and her ban lifted.^⁴ It is understood she has not made a decision on this yet.

However, the SAI has written a letter to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Sports Ministry) asking to represent Chand’s case before the IAAF and attempt to have her temporary ban lifted.^⁵

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Tags: Athletics | Athletics Federation of India (AFI) | Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) | Governance | Hyperandrogenism | IAAF Hyperandrogenism Regulations | India | International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) | IOC | IOC Regulations on Female Hyperandrogenism | Regulation | Sports Authority of India (SAI)

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Manali Kulkarni

Manali is an attorney in the US. She was the COO at LawInSport and continues to be an executive contributor of the editorial board for LawInSport. She holds an LLM in Sports Law from Nottingham Law School (Nottingham Trent University). She has been a strategy and legal consultant for organizations such as the World Players Association, and previously interned with the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Manali previously researched on sports and society in India, specifically focusing on the influence of sport on the gender divide in India. She joined LawInSport in September 2013 as a research assistant providing updates on Indian sports law.

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