South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya, who has two Olympic gold medals in the 800-meter competition, received news on Wednesday that could severely alter the course of her illustrious career — and it's already stirred quite a debate in the sports world.
The ruling against Caster Semenya was discriminatory and arbitrary, and revealed how backwards sports’ governing bodies can be.
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has said it is “appalled” by Caster Semenya’s defeat in her landmark testosterone case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Backed by Athletics South Africa...
A decision is paving the way for athletes to be forced to take medication, or be banned from competition.
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Caster Semenya has lost a landmark legal challenge against athletics’ governing body, meaning she will have to take testosterone blockers if she wants to continue competing.