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May 1, 2019
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed anappeal by Olympics 800 metres champion Caster Semenya against the introductionof regulations to restrict testosterone levels in female athletes.
The court ruled that regulations were needed forathletes with differences in sexual development to ensure fair competition.
The rules cover events ranging from 400m to a mile.
The case is likely to have wide-reachingconsequences, not just for the future of athletics, but all women’s sport, andhas split opinion around the globe.
But while dismissing the appeal, Court ofArbitration for Sport also voiced concerns about the application of the newInternational Association of Athletics Federations regulations.
The rules mean Semenya and others with DSD hoping tocompete at the Doha World Championships in September would have to start takingmedication to lower their testosterone levels within one week.
Semenya has said she does not wish to undergomedical intervention to change who she is and how she was born, and wants tocompete naturally.