Caster Semenya: For Now She Can Run Free, As Swiss Court Floors IAAF

Caster Semenya is once again free to run the 800m without taking medication as in a surprise news Swiss Court overrules IAAF ruling over testosterone levels in female athletes.
Caster Semenya is once again free to run the 800m without taking medication as in a surprise news Swiss Court overrules IAAF ruling over testosterone levels in female athletes.
On Wednesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne dismissed Caster Semenya’s appeal against International IAAF’s rules over testosterone levels in female athletes. Two days after she lost appeal, the South African runner on Friday won her last 800m race. The victory came before new testosterone-limiting rules come into effect for women’s middle-distance track events. Semenya, […]
On Wednesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne dismissed Caster Semenya’s appeal against International IAAF’s rules over testosterone levels in female athletes, making it compulsory for female athletes with high level of testosterone to take suppressant if they wish to compete with the other women participants in international sporting events such as Olympics. […]
Athletics’ governing body is following up the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (Cas) decision on rules over testosterone levels in female athletes. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ruled that if female runners with naturally high testosterone levels are participating, they will have to race against men or change events, unless they take medication. After […]