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A Canadian cyclist who transitioned from man to woman — then had to prove to sporting officials she was sufficiently female — has won a key battle in her unique human-rights complaint over the policing of athlete gender.

Kristen Worley alleges world sports bodies have set up a discriminatory system that starts with humiliating sex-verification tests, and continues with anti-doping rules that prevent transitioned competitors from getting enough synthetic hormones.

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Testosterone supplements are banned as performance enhancing, but Toronto-based Worley — unable to produce any sex hormones naturally — says she needs them just to stay healthy and not fall behind other cyclists.

On the eve of this month’s Olympic Games, Ontario’s human rights tribunal ruled her case has a “reasonable prospect of success,” enough merit to advance to a full hearing.

We are talking about a 120-year history that has finally culminated in a human-rights challenge. It’s huge

At issue are what the tribunal called “complex” questions, generated by the increasingly blurred gender lines in sporting events segregated by sex.