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Semenya case set for ECHR Grand Chamber final ruling
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) agreed Monday to rule on the case of double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya, who has been barred from competing over her refusal to take medication to lower her testosterone levels.
Midnight marathon centre stage as World Championships open
AFP, Published on 27/09/2019
» DOHA - The 17th edition of the World Athletics Championships gets under way Friday, with a midnight marathon launching a 10-day battle for medals as the biennial event is staged in the Middle East for the first time.
Semenya to miss Doha worlds after Swiss court ruling
AFP, Published on 31/07/2019
» PARIS - Caster Semenya will not defend her world 800m title in Doha in September after a Swiss judge overruled a temporary suspension on the IAAF's controversial testosterone-curbing rules, her representatives said Tuesday.
Caster Semenya v IAAF: a ground-breaking gender test case
AFP, Published on 15/07/2019
» PARIS - Caster Semenya's battle with world athletics' governing body over testosterone-curbing regulations for female athletes will likely have long-lasting ramifications for gender definition in sport as a whole.
US footballers' class action is for all women in USA: lawyer
AFP, Published on 08/05/2019
» LONDON - The USA women football team's gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) will have ramifications for all women employed in the United States, their lawyer Jeffrey Kessler told AFP.
'I won't take medication,' says defiant Semenya after Doha win
AFP, Published on 04/05/2019
» DOHA: Caster Semenya won the 800 metres at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday in her first race since losing her appeal over a controversial gender ruling, claiming "actions speak louder than words".
Semenya wins Doha 800m in first race since gender ruling defeat
AFP, Published on 04/05/2019
» DOHA - Caster Semenya won the 800 metres at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday in her first race since losing her appeal over a controversial gender ruling, claiming "actions speak louder than words".
'Trampling on rights and dignity': S.Africans livid at Semenya decision
AFP, Published on 02/05/2019
» JOHANNESBURG - South African fans of Olympian Caster Semenya Wednesday expressed shock and disappointment after their star athlete lost a bid to challenge IAAF rules forcing female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels.
Semenya loses landmark challenge against IAAF testosterone rules
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - South African runner Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her court challenge against IAAF rules forcing some female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels, but judges voiced concern with the "discriminatory" regulations.
Caster Semenya vows court decision won't hold her back
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Olympic athlete Caster Semenya on Wednesday said the decision by the Court of Arbitration to maintain IAAF rules forcing female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels will not hold her back.