A ruling expected this week by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal battle against sports authorities over sex eligibility rules that banned her and other women from top events including the Olympics and world championships. If a panel of judges upholds a 2023 decision by the same court in Semenya’s favor, it would put renewed scrutiny on track and field’s rules requiring some female athletes to suppress their natural testosterone levels in order to compete — and open a legal avenue for the regulations to be struck down. Track’s regulations have become a blueprint for other sports when dealing with athletes like two-time Olympic champion Semenya, who present the most complex dilemma for sports administrators when determining sex eligibility.Read More
A ruling this week in the Caster Semenya case could reignite the issue of sex eligibility in sports
By GERALD IMRAY
