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Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here’s how they work
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Olympics 2024: DSD rules explained
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics 2024: DSD rules explained

The Independent  

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South African Olympic champion Semenya asks for funds for legal fight
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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

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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  

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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 …

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French transgender sprinter decries Olympics ban saying, “We’re being hounded”
1 year, 7 months ago

French transgender sprinter decries Olympics ban saying, “We’re being hounded”

The Hindu  

French sprinter Halba Diouf feels she is being marginalised and hounded after her dream of participating at next year’s Paris Olympics was shattered when World Athletics banned transgender women from elite female competitions. But her ambitions were dashed in March when governing body WA banned transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in women’s events, citing a …

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5000m contender Niyonsaba out of world champs with injury
2 years, 5 months ago

5000m contender Niyonsaba out of world champs with injury

Associated Press  

Francine Niyonsaba withdrew from the world championships with a foot injury on Monday, just when she looked to be a good bet for her first major medal in the 5,000 meters after being forced to switch to long-distance events by the contentious testosterone rules. Burundi’s Niyonsaba is a former Olympic and worlds silver medalist in the 800 meters but was …

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In big surprise, Semenya listed to run at worlds in Eugene
2 years, 5 months ago

In big surprise, Semenya listed to run at worlds in Eugene

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Caster Semenya is listed to compete at next week’s world championships in Eugene, Oregon, potentially setting up a surprise return to the big stage for the two-time Olympic champion who is still banned from her favorite race, and still at the heart of one of sport’s most contentious issues. Semenya was listed on Friday for …

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P. T. Usha: Don't allow DSD athletes in national meets - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

P. T. Usha: Don't allow DSD athletes in national meets - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

While watching athletes closely at national meets over the last few years, P. T. Usha has often wondered whether some of the girls running there were genuinely girls. And now, with South Africa's double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya losing her appeal in the Swiss Federal Tribunal against regulations that force women with high testosterone levels to take medication to …

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Caster Semenya loses testosterone appeal at Swiss supreme court
4 years, 3 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 …

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Caster Semenya loses appeal in Swiss court over restriction of testosterone levels
4 years, 3 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 …

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