FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's 200 Metres Heats - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - September 30, 2019 Niger's Aminatou Seyni races to the line to win her heat REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
DAKAR (Reuters) - Hailing from one of the world's poorest country, Nigerien sprinter Aminatou Seyni is no stranger to life's hurdles, but as she prepares for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the 23-year-old faces fresh obstacles.
Despite clocking the fifth-fastest time in the 400 metres last year, Seyni may not be able to compete in her favoured event because she refuses to take hormone suppressants for elevated testosterone levels.
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