Francine Niyonsaba crosses the finish line in the women's 800 metres at the 2018
World Indoor Championships and wins her second gold medal in the event (she won in
Portland in 2016).
| 1. |
Francine Niyonsaba |
Burundi |
1:58.31 |
WL |
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| 2. |
Ajeé Wilson |
United States |
1:58.99 |
PB |
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| 3. |
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke |
Great Britain |
1:59.81 |
PB |
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| 4. |
Habitam Alemu |
Ethiopia |
2:01.10 |
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| 5. |
Raevyn Rogers |
United States |
2:01.44 |
|
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| 6. |
Selina Büchel |
Switzerland |
2:03.01 |
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In 2019, it was revealed that Niyonsaba was born with the 46,XY karyotype
and an intersex condition after her qualification for IAAF women's competition
was affected by the association's new regulations for athletes with XY disorders
of sex development, testosterone levels above 5 nmol/L, and androgen sensitivity.