Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court

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Olympic champion Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field's rules when a human rights court ruled she had been discriminated against by regulations that force female athletes to artificially reduce high testosterone levels in order to compete.

Caster Semenya, of South Africa, competes during a heat in the women’s 5000-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on July 20, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon.

In this Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 file photo, South Africa’s runner Caster Semenya, left, and her lawyer Gregory Nott, right, arrive for the first day of a hearing at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Caster Semenya, of South Africa, competes during a heat in the women’s 5000-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on July 20, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon.

Caster Semenya, of South Africa, competes during a heat in the women’s 5000-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on July 20, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon.

 

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