Kenyan 800m runner Margaret Wambui says World Athletics should introduce a third category of events in order to allow competitors with high testosterone levels to compete in their preferred disciplines.
Wambui together with South Africa’s Caster Semenya, Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba have been barred from running the 800m because of their high testosterone levels.
The differences of sexual development - or DSD - means the Rio Olympics bronze medalist cannot contest any distance between 400m and one mile in the female category unless she artificially reduces her testosterone levels
"It would be good if a third category for athletes with high testosterone was introduced - because it is wrong to stop people from using their talents," Wambui told BBC Sport Africa.
World Athletics, says it has no plans to introduce such a category and will stick to its current classifications of men's and women's events.
The idea of a third category in athletics has been floated before, but Wambui is the first athlete to express outright support for the suggestion.
"We would be the first people to compete in that category - so we can motivate others who are hiding their condition," she said.
"We could show them that it is not their fault, that this is how they were created, and that they've done nothing wrong."
At the 2016 Rio Games, Wambui was beaten to gold by South Africa's Caster Semenya and silver by Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba.