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Caster Semenya wins 1,500m race in Doha Diamond League
She’s set a world lead, a personal best and broke her own South African record that she set at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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IAAF suspends five Russian walkers from competing over banned coach
The governing body of world athletics has suspended five Russian race walkers from competition pending further investigation of their participation in a training camp with a banned coach.
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Kiprop says doping officials took money
Kenya’s former Olympic and world 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop said on Thursday that a doping sample might have been tampered with by testers who not only tipped him off about their visit but also took a payment from him.
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Semenya to run in 1,500m at Diamond League opener
The IAAF Diamond League series will consist of 14 meetings, with athletes earning points to qualify for two lucrative finals, to be held in Zurich and Brussels on 30 and 31 August.
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Athletics SA to challenge IAAF's new female regulations
The IAAF on Thursday passed a ruling that stipulated that female athletes wishing to participate in 400m to 1500m events sanctioned by the athletics body needed to take testosterone reducing pills.
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[LISTEN] SA lawyer explains decision to quit IAAF over hyperandrogenism rule
Radio 702 presenter Azania Mosaka speaks to South African law professor Steve Cornelius about his decision to resign from the IAAF.
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SA legal expert resigns over IAAF new hyperandrogenism rule
Law professor Steve Cornelius was appointed to the International Association of Athletics Federations tribunal late last year.
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Canada group has serious concerns of IAAF hyperandrogenism rule
The rule could prevent South African double Olympic champion Caster Semenya from competing in 800m and 1500m races.
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Limpopo Sports Dept condemns IAAF’s new female classification rule
MEC Onnica Moloi has joined calls urging sports federation Sascoc to immediately challenge the new rules with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Growing calls for Sascoc to take on IAAF in support of Semenya
Limpopo Sport MEC Onicca Moloi says she views the IAAF regulations as an attack on South African athlete Caster Semenya.
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Sport committee 'appalled' by IAAF's new regulations
The committee says the new rules are simply a guise to slow down South Africa's champion athlete Caster Semenya.
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IAAF testosterone rules will affect Semenya's performances, say experts
The global athletics governing body has introduced new laws to regulate female athletes with differences in sexual development.
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'Science can't give answer to this question in ethical, reasonable way'
Sports Scientist Professor Ross Tucker feels the IAAF argument will be overturned in court.
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Sport Minister: IAAF’s testosterone ruling very sexist, racial & homophobic
The global athletics governing body has introduced new laws to regulate female athletes with differences in sexual development, specifically in middle distance races.
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[EXPLAINER] New IAAF regulations
Any athlete determined to have a difference of sexual development, which means a testosterone level of 5 nanomoles per litre or higher & is androgen-sensitive, must meet a set of criteria to compete.
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Athletics SA to seek advice on IAAF new female testosterone laws
In a statement, the athletics body said that it has taken note of the IAAF’s rulings on female athletes’ classifications.
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Semenya's athletics career at risk after IAAF introduces new testosterone laws
The new law will apply to athletes that compete in events from 400m to the mile, including 400m, hurdles races, 800m, 1,500m, one-mile races and combined events over the same distances.
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Sports scientist Ross Tucker disagrees with IAAF on hyperandrogenism policy
Sports scientist Ross Tucker says he doesn't agree with IAAF's new policy.
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Semenya may be forced to lower testosterone levels or face disqualification
The IAAF will on Thursday release their ruling on the Hyperandrogenism – which is a medical condition characterised by excessive levels of androgens (male sex hormones such as testosterone) in the female body.
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Manyonga bags silver at World Indoor champs
The highlight of the second day but the finest contest proved a magnificent men’s long jump, which saw the lead keep swapping before 19-year-old Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria proved a surprise but deserved champion.
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US sprinter Coleman breaks world record in 60m
Fellow American Maurice Greene had held the record of 6.39 seconds for 20 years.
