South Africa: Olympic Champion Caster Semenya's 11-Year Battle to Compete

London — Caster Semenya lost an appeal against World Athletics rules barring her from middle distance racing without lowering her natural testosterone levels

Caster Semenya, the South African double Olympic 800 metres champion, lost her appeal against World Athletics rules that women with high natural testosterone levels must take drugs to reduce them to compete in middle-distance races.

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