GENEVA: Switzerland's top court has rejected an IAAF request to re-impose rules obliging double Olympic champion Caster Semenya to lower her testosterone before competing in certain events, a statement from her legal team said on Thursday .
The IAAF had earlier this month opposed a ruling by the court temporarily suspending the federation's rules following an appeal by Semenya, the South African who won the women's 800 metres at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. The rules require women with higher than normal male hormone levels, a condition known as hyperandrogenism, to artificially lower the amount of testosterone in their bodies if they are to compete in races over distances of 400m to the mile.Wednesday's court decision means that the IAAF and Athletics South Africa now have until June 25 to make a new court submission on Semenya's request that the IAAF rules remain suspended throughout the entire appeal proceedings, the statement said.
She also expressed frustration that she has been prevented from competing in the 800 metres at the IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Rabat on Jun 16, in what her legal team said was an apparent violation of the Swiss Supreme Court's order.