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  • South African Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya competes at the ASA Senior Championships at Germiston Athletics stadium, in Germiston on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa on 26 April 2019. Picture: AFP

    Semenya at career crossroads with little time to choose direction

    The 28-year-old South African can appeal the CAS ruling at the Swiss Federal Tribunal within 30 days, and she might well take that option. Some observers suggest she might then contemplate taking the case to the European Court of Justice.

    1115 days ago
  • Caster Semenya competes to win the women's 800 metres during the IAAF Diamond League "Weltklasse" athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on 30 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Experts question validity of CAS decision on Semenya

    The ruling means Semenya will have to take medication to suppress her naturally high testosterone levels if she wants to compete internationally.

    1116 days ago
  • South African Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya competes at the ASA Senior Championships at Germiston Athletics stadium, in Germiston on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa on 26 April 2019. Picture: AFP

    Semenya won’t back down in fight against IAAF

    Her comments come after a 2-1 split decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) went in favour of the IAAF.

    1116 days ago
  • Caster Semenya smiles after the women’s 800m final at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games on 11 August, 2012 in London. Picture: AFP.

    'Trampling on rights and dignity': S.Africans livid at Semenya decision

    In a landmark ruling, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the IAAF regulations which require women like Caster Semenya to take medically-prescribed drugs to lower their testosterone levels or be kicked out of competitions.

    1116 days ago
  • FILE: Caster Semenya competes in the semi-final of the women's 800m athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships  in 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Expert: Effects of testosterone on Semenya will be debilitating

    The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favour of the IAAF, which means Caster Semenya will have to take medication to suppress her testosterone if she wants to keep running on the international stage.

    1116 days ago
  • FILE: Caster Semenya. Picture: AFP

    Caster Semenya on CAS ruling: 'I will once again rise above'

    The South Africa Olympian has lost her landmark legal case against the IAAF after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled 2-1 in the IAAF’s favour.

    1116 days ago
  • FILE: South African 800 metres Olympic champion Caster Semenya (C) and her lawyer Gregory Nott (R) arrive for a landmark hearing at the Court of Arbitration (CAS) in Lausanne on 18 February 2019. Picture: AFP.

    MUST READ: The CAS ruling on Caster Semenya case

    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, even as judges labelled the regulations "discriminatory".

    1116 days ago
  • Caster Semenya competes to win the women's 800 metres during the IAAF Diamond League "Weltklasse" athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on 30 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    'We still stand with Caster': World rallies support for Semenya after CAS ruling

    Caster Semenya herself reacted to the decision with a simple 'shrug' emoji on her Twitter account with a picture containing the words 'sometimes it's better to react with no reaction'.

    1116 days ago
  • FILE: Caster Semenya. Picture: AFP.

    Caster Semenya loses court challenge against IAAF testosterone rules

    Caster Semenya has been fighting regulations imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations that compel "hyperandrogenic" athletes - or those with "differences of sexual development" (DSD) - to lower their testosterone levels if they wish to compete as women.

    1116 days ago
  • South African 800 metres Olympic champion Caster Semenya (C) and her lawyer Gregory Nott (R) arrive for a landmark hearing at the Court of Arbitration (CAS) in Lausanne on 18 February 2019. Picture: AFP.

    CAS to make ruling in Caster Semenya case

    The Olympian is challenging the International Association of Athletics Federations over its decision to restrict testosterone levels in female runners.

    1117 days ago
  • FILE: Caster Semenya. Picture: AFP

    Tracked: Caster Semenya's wins, & the IAAF's attempts to stop her

    Since the Olympic medallist rose to fame, the IAAF has raised questions about what constitutes a legitimate woman competitor. Ahead of the Court of Arbitration for Sport's ruling on Wednesday, we track her rise, and the athletics body's problems with her participation.

    1117 days ago
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    Medal citizen: Caster Semenya’s sporting success

    The Olympic and World Championship record of South African athlete Caster Semenya. The Court of Arbitration for Sport will on Wednesday announce its decision on Semenya’s challenge to continue competing without any restrictions.

    1117 days ago
  • Caster Semenya competes to win the women's 800 metres during the IAAF Diamond League "Weltklasse" athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on 30 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Semenya decision to be announced by CAS on Wednesday

    The IAAF wants the South African and other female athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD) to take testosterone blockers.

    1118 days ago
  • FILE: Caster Semenya celebrates winning gold in the Women's 800m final at the Commonwealth Games in Australia on 13 April 2018. Picture: AFP

    Semenya gets Wayde van Niekerk's backing in battle with IAAF

    The double 800 metres Olympic gold medallist is waiting for the outcome of her appeal to the CAS to halt the introduction of new regulations by IAAF.

    1121 days ago
  • FILE: Caster Semenya. Picture: AFP

    SA psychiatry body takes swipe at IAAF plan to amend gender rules

    The South African Society of Psychiatrists said the IAAF’s intentions to limit testosterone levels for female athletes was medically unethical and a violation of human rights.

    1123 days ago
  • South Africa's Caster Semenya competes in the semi-final of the women's 800m athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on 11 August 2017. Picture: AFP.

    OPINION: Semenya v IAAF: Implications for women’s participation in sport

    Arbitration case between athlete Caster Semenya and the IAAF centres on eligibility to compete based on testosterone – but there are other factors in play.

    1125 days ago
  • FILE: Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya. Picture: AFP.

    Radcliffe backs IAAF as Semenya ruling nears

    The IAAF is seeking to force so-called ‘hyperandrogenic’ athletes or those with DSD to seek treatment to lower their testosterone levels if they wish to continue competing as women.

    1135 days ago
  • FILE: International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe (L) and Independent chairperson of the IAAF Taskforce for Russia Rune Andersen hold a press conference in Monaco on 4 December 2018. The governing body of world athletics on 4 December maintained Russia's ban from track and field over mass state-backed doping, citing two conditions before the powerhouse can return to international competition. Picture: AFP

    IAAF ethics board closes investigation into Coe

    The IAAF’s ethics board said that it had found there was no basis on which 'any disciplinary case could be established that Lord Coe intentionally misled the Parliamentary Committee.'

    1136 days ago
  • Caster Semenya after winning the women's 800m event at Rome's Diamond League competition at the Olympic Stadium on 2 June 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Athletics SA: IAAF breached confidentiality agreement in Caster Semenya case

    Athletics South Africa said confidentiality agreements were entered into by the IAAF, Caster Semenya, and ASA ahead of arbitration at CAS.

    1149 days ago
  • South African track star Caster Semenya speaks at the 2018 Discovery Leadership Summit in Johannesburg on 1 November 2018. Picture: @Discovery_SA/Twitter

    Semenya says 'no threat' to women's sport

    Caster Semenya is awaiting a court verdict on her appeal against an IAAF regulation that says female athletes classed as having differences in sexual development (DSDs) gain an unfair advantage.

    1151 days ago
  • South African 800 metres Olympic champion Caster Semenya (C) and her lawyer Gregory Nott (R) arrive for a landmark hearing at the Court of Arbitration (CAS) in Lausanne on 18 February 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Semenya's team hit back at IAAF over Lord Coe's comments

    Semenya and the IAAF are locked in a landmark case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

    1152 days ago
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