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Semenya to race 3,000m at Diamond League's Prefontaine
The South African has won two Olympic golds at 800 meters, and has insisted she will not take medication to comply with new IAAF rules governing testosterone levels in women athletes that went into effect on 8 May.
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What’s up? This weekend’s sporting action
EWN sports editor Adrian Ephraim tracks the main sporting events to keep an eye on this weekend.
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Caster Semenya to miss Diamond League after gender ruling
The double Olympic champion, who won gold in Rio in 2016 and London four years earlier, will not lineup for the 800m.
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Inside the science of the CAS decision on Caster Semenya
A sports scientist and anthropologist weigh in on a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya's bid to overturn the IAAF's new testosterone regulations.
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Kenyan runner Wambui fears testosterone rules will end career
The 24-year-old is one of several star female athletes affected by an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ruling this month that requires women with high levels of testosterone to take medication to suppress it.
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ASA to appeal CAS ruling on Caster Semenya
ASA, alongside Caster Semenya, lost in their appeal to uphold the IAAF’s regulations on forcing female athletes with higher testosterone levels to take suppressants to compete.
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IAAF: Semenya can compete with men if she refuses to take suppressants
The IAAF said female athletes with high testosterone levels, such as Caster Semenya, would be welcome to compete with male athletes in the 400m hurdles, 800m and 1,500m.
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D-Day for DSD athletes hoping to compete at World Championships
Athletics chiefs had set a Wednesday deadline for DSD athletes to submit blood samples to their medical team with a testosterone level below five nanomoles per litre, which they must maintain over the next four-and-a-half months.
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Caster Semenya targeted by hackers
The 800-metre athlete tweeted on Monday morning that her MTN number was hacked and she no longer had access to it.
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IOC chief calls Semenya case 'complicated and delicate'
Two-time Olympic champion Semenya last week lost a court challenge against the IAAF over plans to force some women to regulate their testosterone levels.
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Nzimande urges SACP members to vote ANC to ensure unity of tripartite alliance
South African Communist Party (SACP)'s general secretary Blade Nzimande says it was crucial that the tripartite alliance united and ended factional battles that were hurting the alliance.
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McColgan calls for new categories as Semenya row rumbles on
McColgan, whose daughter Eilish has run against Semenya, expressed sympathy but backed the 2-1 CAS verdict as a necessary ruling to protect the integrity of women's sport.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: Europe won't let an African dominate the 800m sprint
How the spectre of slavery and colonialism is relived by body shaming Caster Semenya.
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ADRIAN EPHRAIM: Caster's final act of defiance? Think again
For Caster Semenya it was business as usual, powering to victory in the Doha leg of the IAAF Diamond League on Friday. For those who support her, it was an act of defiance, says Adrian Ephraim.
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Semenya on IAAF fight: It’s bigger than me
Caster Semenya’s victory could be her last over 800m before new IAAF rules governing testosterone levels come into operation on 8 May.
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What effect will athletics’ gender ruling have?
The IAAF has made an exception for the world championships in Doha that start on 27 September, with athletes who adhere to the rule from 8 May allowed to take part.
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Caster Semenya wins Doha 800m race
Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins Doha Diamond League 800m race.
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No decision yet on Caster Semenya appealing CAS ruling
From 8 May, Caster Semenya would have to take medication to suppress naturally high levels of the testosterone to compete internationally.
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Physicians group calls on members to reject IAAF regulations
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed an appeal by Caster Semenya to set aside the regulations, which will come into effect on Wednesday.
