Double Olympics 800m Champion, Caster Semenya who tried her legs on 2000m two weeks ago, on Thursday (6) at Potchefstroom South Africa Meet tried 3000m this time around. She won in 9:04.20. In the 400m hurdle for women, South Africa Champion Wenda Nel was outright impressive as she won her race in 55.16s while the […]
In a bid to find a suitable event to feature in the Tokyo Olympics, the Double Olympics Champion; Caster Semenya has switched to 5000m. Earlier today at the South Africa Championship, Semenya won the 5000m by trimming nearly 15 seconds off her personal best after crossing the line in 15 minutes 52.28 sec — 42.28 […]
Sebastian Coe has open up on the decision his Federation took over athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD), claiming he had sought to keep competitive options open in the female category even though a different alternative may have been open to him. Speaking in a Sports Law Q&A podcast, Coe told British lawyer Jonathan […]
After the double Olympics Champion, Caster Semenya’s twice court lost over World Athletics testosterone ruling in both Court Of Arbitration (CAS) and Switzerland supreme Court; it now appear the next assault will be European Humans Right Court in the quest to overturn the WA ruling. According to her Semenya’s lawyer, Gregory Nott, said the legal […]
An Agency called LetHerRun movement which are backed by a coalition of former competitors, sports scientists and doctors has called on World Athletics to reverse its decision to ban Caster Semenya and other female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone from competing in certain events unless they take medication. The #LetHerRun movement, conceived by […]
Caster Semenya received a boost from South Africa Authority despite her recent set back in Switzerland court of appeal in overturned IAAF ruling. South African Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has pledged to fight the “injustice” of the ruling which requires Caster Semenya to take testosterone-reducing medication in order to be eligible […]
Caster Semenya has lost her appeal to Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners. In a statement, the Swiss Supreme Court said: “Fairness in sport is a legitimate concern and forms a central principle of sporting competition. It is one of the pillars on which competition is based.” The […]
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