Dutee Chand: Indian sprinter makes cut for Rio Olympics less than a year after gender test ban
Chand's naturally-occurring testosterone levels had been in breach of IAAF guidelines
DUTEE CHAND has qualified for the Rio de Janiero Olympic Games less than a year after she was banned from sprinting.
The Indian, 20, had sat out a year of competition as she has hyperandrogenism, a condition which produces high testosterone levels.
Chand had not been able to compete for a year before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended the IAAF regulations following a challenge by the Indian sprinter.
She had asked the IAAF to prove that enhanced testosterone levels improved performance in hyperandrogenic athletes, rather than take medication or have surgery.
The 100m sprinter run an Indian record 11.30 seconds in Kazakhstan to beat the qualifying mark of 11.32s.
Chand is the first Indian woman to qualify for the event.
She said: "I am really happy at the moment.
"It has been a tough year for me and I am so happy that my coach ... and my hard work has paid off.
"I would like to thank all the people in India who were praying for me to qualify.
"Your wishes have paid off."
Former world champion 800m runner Caster Semenya was also subject to gender testing before being cleared by the IAAF to compete as a woman.