World Medical Association warns doctors not to enforce Caster Semenya rules
5 years, 8 months ago

World Medical Association warns doctors not to enforce Caster Semenya rules

The Hindu  

The World Medical Association Sunday urged doctors not to enforce controversial new IAAF gender rules for classifying female athletes, warning that attempts to do so would breach ethical codes. “We do think it is extremely serious if international sports regulations demand physicians to prescribe medication —hormonally active medication — for athletes in order to reduce normal conditions in their body,” he said. READ | Semenya reacts to losing legal case against IAAF Montgomery said that for women with DSD “it is just normal to be androgenic and there is nothing pathological about the situation of this athlete”. “The basic ethical code of all medical practice is never do harm, and it is doing harm to a perfectly normal body with just a rather high level of testosterone by administering drugs to use this in order to make them eligible for women's sport under these regulations.” READ | Semenya has backing of South African government even after ruling The DSD rules — first adopted last year but suspended pending the legal battle — are due to come into effect on May 8.

Athletes Cas Dsd Medical Association Semenya Iaaf World Medical Association  world  testosterone  women  normal  caster  players  medical  association  enforce  athletes  rules  semenya  doctors  medication  female  warns

History of this topic

Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here’s how they work
5 months ago

Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here’s how they work

Associated Press  

PARIS — Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women’s sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout. In 2019, at a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing, track’s governing body argued athletes with DSD conditions were …

For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend
5 months ago

For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend

Associated Press  

PARIS — Overcome with emotion, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif left the ring in tears after a resounding victory this weekend. “These comments are coming from white people … it’s a kind of racism.” Female athletes of color have historically faced disproportionate scrutiny and discrimination when it comes to sex testing and false accusations that they are male or transgender, historians …

For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend
5 months ago

For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “These comments are coming from …

South African Olympic champion Semenya asks for funds for legal fight
11 months ago

South African Olympic champion Semenya asks for funds for legal fight

The Hindu  

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya on Friday appealed for help funding her legal battle against regulations requiring female athletes with high testosterone to take medication as she prepares for a May hearing at the European Court of Human Rights. The 33-year-old South African athlete won a long legal battle last July against Switzerland at the Strasbourg-based international court, which ruled …

Caster Semenya on being told ‘you’re not woman enough’
1 year, 2 months ago

Caster Semenya on being told ‘you’re not woman enough’

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The South African middle-distance runner, who was her country’s premiere track athlete for more than a …

Caster Semenya says her children will not do athletics as ‘women are treated like animals’
1 year, 2 months ago

Caster Semenya says her children will not do athletics as ‘women are treated like animals’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Caster Semenya says she went through ‘hell’ due to testosterone limits imposed on female athletes
1 year, 2 months ago

Caster Semenya says she went through ‘hell’ due to testosterone limits imposed on female athletes

CNN  

CNN — South Africa’s two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya told CNN that having to take testosterone-reducing medication in order to compete internationally was “hell” and had a negative impact on her health. “World Athletics has over a decade of research, directly from DSD athletes in our own sport, that show high testosterone levels do provide an unfair advantage in the …

Olympics no longer Semenya’s major goal amid court fight
1 year, 2 months ago

Olympics no longer Semenya’s major goal amid court fight

The Hindu  

Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya’s major aim is no longer to win medals but to continue her legal battle against World Athletics to overturn requirements that female athletes with differences in sexual development medically reduce their testosterone levels. We will fight until the end.” Europe’s top human rights court ruled in favour of Semenya in July by a majority …

Olympic champion Semenya says she is ‘elated’ after ruling in testosterone case but has ‘suffered’
1 year, 5 months ago

Olympic champion Semenya says she is ‘elated’ after ruling in testosterone case but has ‘suffered’

Associated Press  

Champion runner Caster Semenya is “elated” at the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in her favor in her legal battle against track and field rules that force her to suppress her natural testosterone to compete, she said in a statement Wednesday. She said the court decision “will still be significant for all sportspersons in throwing doubt on …

It has been a long time coming – Caster Semenya ‘elated’ over ECHR ruling
1 year, 5 months ago

It has been a long time coming – Caster Semenya ‘elated’ over ECHR ruling

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins human rights case but testosterone rules may remain for years
1 year, 5 months ago

Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins human rights case but testosterone rules may remain for years

The Hindu  

Champion runner Caster Semenya won a potentially landmark legal decision for sports on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights decided she was discriminated against by rules in track and field that force her to medically reduce her natural hormone levels to compete in major competitions. The ruling by the Strasbourg, France-based court questioned the “validity” of the contentious …

European court rules that Caster Semenya’s human rights were violated
1 year, 5 months ago

European court rules that Caster Semenya’s human rights were violated

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Caster Semenya found to be victim of discrimination in testosterone case by ECHR
1 year, 5 months ago

Caster Semenya found to be victim of discrimination in testosterone case by ECHR

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. World Athletics …

Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court
1 year, 5 months ago

Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court

The Hindu  

Double Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field’s testosterone rules on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled she had been discriminated against. The ruling could force sport’s highest court to re-examine the regulations that force Semenya and other female athletes to artificially reduce naturally high testosterone levels in order to compete at …

Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins human rights case but testosterone rules may remain for years
1 year, 5 months ago

Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins human rights case but testosterone rules may remain for years

Associated Press  

Champion runner Caster Semenya won a potentially landmark legal decision for sports on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights decided she was discriminated against by rules in track and field that force her to medically reduce her natural hormone levels to compete in major competitions. The ruling didn’t strike down the rules and the world track and field …

Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins testosterone ruling appeal
1 year, 5 months ago

Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins testosterone ruling appeal

Al Jazeera  

Europe’s top human rights court has ruled in favour of Olympic champion Caster Semenya, saying courts in Switzerland should give her a new chance to fight a requirement that female athletes with high natural testosterone take drugs to lower it. The South African double Olympic 800m champion, 32, had approached the European Court of Human Rights in February 2021 after …

Caster Semenya discriminated against over testosterone rules, court finds
1 year, 5 months ago

Caster Semenya discriminated against over testosterone rules, court finds

The Telegraph  

Caster Semenya still faces a massive legal fight to return to major competition after World Athletics doubled down on its new rules for testosterone suppression following a court ruling in the double Olympic champion’s favour. In the latest twist to a long-running legal battle, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Semenya’s complaints “concerned substantiated and credible claims of …

Ruling expected Tuesday in runner Caster Semenya’s human rights appeal against sex eligibility rules
1 year, 5 months ago

Ruling expected Tuesday in runner Caster Semenya’s human rights appeal against sex eligibility rules

Associated Press  

The European Court of Human Rights is expected to deliver what could be the final word Tuesday in Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal challenge against rules that force her and other female athletes to lower their natural hormone levels through medical intervention to be allowed to compete in women’s track and field races. Semenya’s case at the European …

The real consequence of World Athletics’ transgender ban will go untold
1 year, 9 months ago

The real consequence of World Athletics’ transgender ban will go untold

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Track bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Semenya
1 year, 9 months ago

Track bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Semenya

Associated Press  

Track and field banned transgender athletes from international competition Thursday, while adopting new regulations that could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex development from competing. They include Semenya, a two-time Olympic champion at 800 meters, who has been barred from that event since 2019. https://apnews.com/video/gwyneth-paltrow-legal-proceedings-utah-lawrence-buhler-steve-owens-1a5459d16f8446e38e5021ff4f71c051 Semenya and others had been able to compete without restrictions in …

World Athletics bans transgender women from female events
1 year, 9 months ago

World Athletics bans transgender women from female events

Al Jazeera  

New rules will also make it difficult for athletes like two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya to compete. Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says. “Many believe there is insufficient evidence that transwomen do not retain advantage over biological women and …

World Athletics set to lift Russia doping ban, tighten transgender rules
1 year, 9 months ago

World Athletics set to lift Russia doping ban, tighten transgender rules

The Hindu  

World Athletics is likely to tighten rules around the participation of transgender women in female competition in a charged meeting of its decision-making body on Thursday that should Administrators behind the leading Olympic sport have taken a different approach from that of swimming which has effectively banned transgender athletes from elite female competition. Track and field’s global body have said …

World Athletics draws stricter rules for transgender athletes but decides against ban in female events
1 year, 11 months ago

World Athletics draws stricter rules for transgender athletes but decides against ban in female events

Firstpost  

World Athletics has decided against following the footsteps of world swimming organisation FINA in slapping an outright ban on transgender athletes and those with differences in sex development from competing in top female events. Cape Town: Track and field’s governing body is facing renewed criticism for a proposal to allow transgender athletes to continue competing in top female events, although …

World track body proposal: No ban on transgender athletes
1 year, 11 months ago

World track body proposal: No ban on transgender athletes

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Track and field’s governing body is facing renewed criticism for a proposal to allow transgender athletes to continue competing in top female events, although with stricter rules. World Athletics has sent a proposal for new regulations governing transgender athletes — and the separate issue of athletes with differences in sex development like two-time Olympic champion …

World Athletics puts forward transgender women proposals with member federations
1 year, 11 months ago

World Athletics puts forward transgender women proposals with member federations

Firstpost  

Paris: World Athletics has proposed continuing to allow transgender women to compete in the female category of international events, taking a different approach from other sports that have banned transgender athletes from elite female competition. In a statement, World Athletics said its “preferred option” is to tighten the rules surrounding eligibility but that it wants to use limits on testosterone …

Caster Semenya is back, so is her sport’s thorniest problem
2 years, 5 months ago

Caster Semenya is back, so is her sport’s thorniest problem

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Champion runner Caster Semenya heads into this year’s world championships with virtually no chance to win. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe quickly showed his support for swimming’s move and said track’s governing body would review its rules by the end of the year, likely with a view to making them stricter. “As if there’s not …

Caster Semenya is back, so is her sport's thorniest problem
2 years, 5 months ago

Caster Semenya is back, so is her sport's thorniest problem

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Semenya's situation, and the similar plight of 200-meter Olympic …

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe favours 'fairness' over inclusion
2 years, 6 months ago

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe favours 'fairness' over inclusion

Firstpost  

Under World Athletics rules, transgender women have to show they have low testosterone levels for at least 12 months before competition. London: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has hinted track and field could follow swimming in bringing in a tougher policy on transgender athletes competing in women’s events. Swimming’s governing body FINA announced on Sunday it intends to set up …

Semenya says she offered to show track officials her body
2 years, 7 months ago

Semenya says she offered to show track officials her body

Associated Press  

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya said she offered to show her vagina to athletics officials when she was just 18 years old to prove she was a female. In an interview with HBO Real Sports, she also accused track and field’s world governing body of making her take medication if she wanted to compete that “tortured” her and left her …

IOC advice on transgender athlete eligibility shifts focus from testosterone levels to competitive advantage
3 years, 1 month ago

IOC advice on transgender athlete eligibility shifts focus from testosterone levels to competitive advantage

ABC  

Aiming to help sports write eligibility rules for transgender athletes, the IOC has published advice that shifts the focus from individual testosterone levels and calls for evidence proving if a performance advantage existed. Key points: The IOC has sent new advice to sports bodies on transgender athlete eligibility, focusing on fairness, non-discrimination and prevention of harm Its previous advice limited …

IOC gives sports new advice on transgender athlete rules
3 years, 1 month ago

IOC gives sports new advice on transgender athlete rules

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Aiming to help sports write eligibility rules for transgender athletes, the IOC published advice Tuesday shifting the focus from individual testosterone levels and calling for evidence to prove when a performance advantage existed. No athlete should be excluded from competing based on an “unverified, alleged or perceived unfair competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance …

The History of Gender Testing in Women's Athletics
3 years, 2 months ago

The History of Gender Testing in Women's Athletics

The Quint  

It all started off in 2009 for Semenya after she won 800m title in the World Championships in Berlin as her rapid improvements seemed odd according to the IAAF, who asked her to undergo the gender test. The IAAF says it was "obliged to investigate" after she made improvements of 25 seconds at 1500 m and eight seconds at 800 …

Semenya misses Tokyo, may be forced out of Olympics for good
3 years, 6 months ago

Semenya misses Tokyo, may be forced out of Olympics for good

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — This could be it for Caster Semenya and the Olympics. Forced out of her favorite race by World Athletics’ testosterone rules, the two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters took a late shot at qualifying for Tokyo in the 5,000 meters, an event not affected by the hormone regulations. The rules demand that Semenya lower …

Caster Semenya vows to fight on after failing to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Caster Semenya vows to fight on after failing to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

Caster Semenya vowed to continue her fight against the ban that prevents her from competing in her preferred 800m event after she failed in a bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics at alternative distances. But Semenya, who refuses to take any medication to alter her testosterone levels, will continue to battle against the ruling despite losing several appeals over …

Caster Semenya fight against testosterone rule is ‘for all women’
3 years, 10 months ago

Caster Semenya fight against testosterone rule is ‘for all women’

Al Jazeera  

Lawyer Gregory Nott says World Athletics ruling barring Semenya from competing in certain track events because of her high natural testosterone is a ‘human rights violation’. A lawsuit by South Africa’s two-times Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya in the European Court of Human Rights that challenges restrictions of testosterone in female athletes is a “fight for all women”, her …

Caster Semenya appeals to European Court of Human Rights over ‘discriminatory’ testosterone limit
3 years, 10 months ago

Caster Semenya appeals to European Court of Human Rights over ‘discriminatory’ testosterone limit

CNN  

CNN — Caster Semenya, the South African Olympic champion runner, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to end “discriminatory” testosterone limits imposed on female athletes. In September 2020, she lost an appeal made to Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court but vowed to continue to “fight for the human rights of female athletes.” The latest appeal, to the European …

Semenya taking case to European Court of Human Rights
3 years, 10 months ago

Semenya taking case to European Court of Human Rights

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Caster Semenya is going to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge “discriminatory” rules that prohibit her from competing in certain track events because of her high natural testosterone, her lawyers said Thursday. The South African’s lawyers said there’s been a “violation of her rights” and wants the human rights court to examine the …

Semenya takes testosterone limit case to human rights court
3 years, 10 months ago

Semenya takes testosterone limit case to human rights court

Al Jazeera  

South Africa’s two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights that challenges restrictions of testosterone in female athletes. “Semenya’s ongoing fight for dignity, equality, and the human rights of women in sport took a crucial step forward with the filing of an application” to the ECHR, her lawyers Norton Rose Fulbright, announced …

Year in Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: Caster Semenya loses landmark case against World Athletics
4 years ago

Year in Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: Caster Semenya loses landmark case against World Athletics

Firstpost  

Semenya lost her landmark case at the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland against CAS’ upholding of World Athletics’ new set of rules restricting the testosterone levels in female athletes. One of the most defining moments in the world of athletics in recent years took place in September earlier this year when South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya lost a landmark …

Lawyer: Caster Semenya to go to European Court of Human Rights
4 years, 1 month ago

Lawyer: Caster Semenya to go to European Court of Human Rights

News 18  

Caster Semenya’s lawyer said Tuesday they will take her case to the European Court of Human Rights in what’s likely to be a last-ditch legal challenge against regulations that require the South African and some other female athletes to artificially lower their natural testosterone levels to compete. Semenya, the two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters, has twice lost legal …

Semenya to take fight to European Court of Human Rights - athletics news - sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Semenya to take fight to European Court of Human Rights - athletics news - sportstar

The Hindu  

South African double Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya is to take her fight with World Athletics to the European Court of Human Rights, her lawyers confirmed on Tuesday. Semenya is one of a number of female athletes with differences in sexual development competing in races ranging from 400 metres to a mile, who World Athletics insists must reduce their naturally …

Caster Semenya to Take Fight to European Court of Human Rights
4 years, 1 month ago

Caster Semenya to Take Fight to European Court of Human Rights

News 18  

South African double Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya is to take her fight with World Athletics to the European Court of Human Rights, her lawyers confirmed on Tuesday. Semenya is one of a number of female athletes with differences in sexual development competing in races ranging from 400 metres to a mile, who World Athletics insist must reduce their naturally …

Caster Semenya loses appeal against World Athletics testosterone restrictions in blow to Tokyo 2020 hopes
4 years, 3 months ago

Caster Semenya loses appeal against World Athletics testosterone restrictions in blow to Tokyo 2020 hopes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

South African rights groups join Caster Semenya's battle against ban, vow to petition United Nations
4 years, 3 months ago

South African rights groups join Caster Semenya's battle against ban, vow to petition United Nations

Firstpost  

The South African Human Rights Commission and the Commission for Gender Equality this week announced plans to petition the UN and AU, claiming the regulations constitute “gross human rights violations”. Johannesburg: South African rights groups have vowed to petition the United Nations and African Union over the latest ruling that the country’s Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya cannot compete unless …

Why I Changed My Mind About the Caster Semenya Case
55 years ago

Why I Changed My Mind About the Caster Semenya Case

Slate  

This story also appears in David Epstein’s newsletter, Range Report. Last week, Caster Semenya lost her appeal of a rule by World Athletics that established a testosterone limit for certain women in certain events. In the Court of Arbitration for Sport hearings, Tucker was an expert witness for Athletics South Africa, which argued, along with Semenya’s team, to throw out …

'Doors Might be Closed Not Locked': Caster Semenya After Losing Testosterone Rules Appeal
4 years, 4 months ago

'Doors Might be Closed Not Locked': Caster Semenya After Losing Testosterone Rules Appeal

News 18  

?Doors might be closed not locked?, said double Olympic 800 meters champion Caster Semenya after she lost her long-running legal battle against regulations requiring women with high testosterone to take medication to compete internationally between 400m and a mile. ?Chills my people, a man can change the rules but the very same man can not rule my life, what I?m …

Caster Semenya loses testosterone appeal at Swiss supreme court
4 years, 4 months ago

Caster Semenya loses testosterone appeal at Swiss supreme court

ABC  

Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost her long legal battle against track-and-field rules that limit female runners' naturally high testosterone levels. Key points: Caster Semenya will not be able to defend her 800m Olympic title in Tokyo after the ruling The Swiss Supreme Court said the discrimination against Semenya was "necessary" to maintain fairness in women's athletics Semenya said …

Caster Semenya loses appeal in Swiss court over restriction of testosterone levels
4 years, 4 months ago

Caster Semenya loses appeal in Swiss court over restriction of testosterone levels

CNN  

CNN — Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost an appeal against the restriction of testosterone in female athletes, it was announced Tuesday. Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court dismissed Semenya’s appeal, upholding the ruling made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last year regarding female runners, like Semenya, with differences of sexual development. I know what is right and will …

Caster Semenya loses appeal against CAS ruling over testosterone regulations - Athletics News - Sportstar
4 years, 4 months ago

Caster Semenya loses appeal against CAS ruling over testosterone regulations - Athletics News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has lost her appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal to set aside a 2019 Court of Arbitration ruling that female athletes with high natural testosterone levels must take medication to reduce it. Semenya approached the tribunal in May last year after CAS, sport's highest court, ruled that the regulations of the sport's governing …

Semenya switches to 200, still aiming to turn up in Tokyo
4 years, 9 months ago

Semenya switches to 200, still aiming to turn up in Tokyo

Associated Press  

Caster Semenya is looking for another Olympic run. Under the world track and field body’s highly criticized testosterone regulations, Semenya and other female athletes with high natural testosterone are barred from races from 400 meters to one mile at top-level meets like the Olympics and world championships unless they undergo treatment to reduce their hormone levels for six months prior …

Discover Related