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Russia challenges WADA doping ban
The formal statement of disagreement with WADA will trigger an appeal process against the ban at the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
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Latest Semenya ruling doesn't affect appeal, says lawyer
Caster Semenya was appealing the IAAF's new regulations which force athletes with differences of sexual development to reduce their testosterone levels by taking medication.
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CAS revokes CAF decision to replay African Champions League final
CAF last month ordered the second leg to be replayed at a neutral venue following the Africa Cup of Nations after Moroccan side Wydad walked off an hour into the return fixture in Tunis.
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Semenya accuses IAAF of using her as a 'human guinea pig'
The athlete is locked in a bitter dispute with the IAAF over the federation's rule requiring women with higher than normal male hormone levels to artificially lower their testosterone to compete in races at distances of 400m to the mile.
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Semenya: IAAF to fight Swiss court testosterone ruling
Switzerland's highest court on Monday temporarily suspended the IAAF rules following an appeal by Semenya, the South African who won the women's 800 metres at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
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Caster Semenya free to run, for now...
Caster Semenya’s lawyers have announced that the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has suspended the implementation of the IAAF’s regulations for athletes with 'differences of sex development', meaning she can compete in the 800m events. The IAAF has until 25 June to challenge the ruling.
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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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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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Kenya drops two female sprinters over testosterone levels
The decision to leave Kenya's 100m and 200m champion Maximilla Imali and 400m runner Evangeline Makena off the team comes after South Africa's Caster Semenya lost a court challenge against plans to force some women to regulate their testosterone levels.
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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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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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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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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.
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Tracking Caster Semenya's marathon against the IAAF
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected Caster Semenya's challenge against IAAF rules forcing her to lower her testosterone levels to compete with women. Her legal team say her advantages are no different from other genetic variations celebrated in sport – and that “her genetic gift should be celebrated, not discriminated against”.
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Semenya to run in Doha as storm rages over new IAAF rules
Semenya, who has spent years trying to get the new IAAF regulations thrown out, will compete at the Diamond League meeting in Doha against 2016 Olympic silver medallist Francine Niyonsaba - who recently revealed she had similar difference in sexual development (DSD) characteristics to the South African.
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ASA may approach Swiss tribunal after Semenya's CAS setback
ASA went on to compare the regulations to apartheid, where South African citizens were separated by racial group and afforded differing rights based on their skin colour.
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Semenya 'made to suffer', says Indian gender-row sprinter
Chand, who fought and won a long battle over her own hyperandrogenism, or elevated levels of male sex hormones, said she felt sorry for the South African star, whose career has been plagued by controversy.
