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South Africa: What Caster Semenya's IAAF Loss Means For All of Us
This is Africa, 6 May 2019
The world is reacting to the International Association of Athletics Federation's controversial rule regulating testosterone levels in female athletes, which will come into effect… Read more »
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South Africa: Caster Semenya's Impossible Situation - Testosterone Gets Special Scrutiny but Doesn't Necessarily Make Her Faster
This is Africa, 7 May 2019
Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don't fit neatly into sport's definition of gender? Read more »
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South Africa: Caster Semenya Ruling Reinforces False Notions of Gender As Binary
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 2 May 2019
The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reject Caster Semenya's appeal against the IAAF's new testosterone policy is both deeply disappointing and extremely… Read more »
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South Africa: Arbitration Court Subtly Rebukes the IAAF and Spells Out How Caster Should Fight On
Daily Maverick, 6 May 2019
The fight with the IAAF over its ruling on Caster Semenya is not over, but it needs a different angle of attack. So let's get over the emotion and back to work. Passion alone does… Read more »
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South Africa: Caster Semenya to Run Last Race Over 800m in Doha
RFI, 3 May 2019
Caster Semenya will take to the track at the season's first Diamond League meeting in Doha on Friday night for her last race over 800 metres before new rules come into force for… Read more »
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South Africa: The Caster Semenya Verdict Is 'Wrong and Demeaning'
DW, 4 May 2019
Champion sprinter Caster Semenya has lost her appeal against regulations limiting testosterone levels in certain women's athletic events. DW's Zipporah Nyambura takes issue with… Read more »
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South Africa: Caster Semenya - How Much Testosterone is Too Much For a Female Athlete?
The Conversation Africa, 1 May 2019
The South African athlete, Caster Semenya, has lost her case against the athletic governing body, IAAF, which means that she will have to take medication to lower her testosterone… Read more »
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South Africa: Fearless Caster Romps Home to 800m Win in Doha
News24Wire, 3 May 2019
World champion Caster Semenya opened South Africa's IAAF Diamond League campaign in spectacular fashion on Friday night, setting a world and meeting lead with a convincing victory… Read more »
What Caster Semenya's IAAF Loss Means For All of Us
In reaction to the loss of the landmark case, Semenya is quoted by The New York Times as saying, "I know that the IAAF's regulations have always targeted me specifically. For a decade the IAAF has tried to slow me down, but this has actually made me stronger. The decision of the court will not hold me back. I will once again rise above it and continue to inspire young women and athletes in South Africa and around the world."
South Africa's two-time Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya arrives at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on February 18, 2019.
Caster Semenya won Sportswoman of the Year, Sports Star of the Year and the People's Choice Award. Her coach Samuel Sepeng won Coach of the Year.
South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the 800m final at the Rio Olympics.
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South African two-time Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya has lost her appeal against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. Read more »
