Gender testing rules would have earned me an Olympic medal, says former UK athlete Lynsey Sharp

Former British athlete Lynsey Sharp has told Sky News she would have won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 had today's gender testing rules been in place then.

Sharp came sixth in the women's 800m final behind three now-barred athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD).

She told sports presenter Jacquie Beltrao the sport has changed considerably from when she was competing.

"Sometimes I look back and think I could have had an Olympic medal, but I gave it my all that day and that was the rules at the time," she said.

"Obviously, I wish I was competing nowadays, but that was my time in the sport and that's how it was."

Image: Gold medallist Caster Semenya, with Lynsey Sharp and Melissa Bishop at the women's 800m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Pic: Reuter