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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 · Margaret Wambui: Kenyan Olympic medallist calls for third category in athletics. 3 June 2021. Getty Images. Kenya's Margaret Wambui won bronze over 800m at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
The Kenyan athlete shares her struggle with the IAAF hyperandrogenism rule that affects female runners with high testosterone levels. She reveals how the rule has affected her career and life in an exclusive interview with Olympic Channel.
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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.
The family of Margaret Wambui Githara, 43, has announced her untimely passing on June 15, 2024, following a short illness while visiting her family in the USA. A memorial service will be...
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.
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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.
