Caster Semenya ends seven-year legal fight over sex eligibility rules
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South African Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field. Her lawyer said that they won’t be taking her appeal back to the Swiss Supreme Court, despite victory at the European Court of Human Rights.
Breakdown
- Caster Semenya ends her seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules.
- Her legal team will not appeal to the Swiss Supreme Court after a European Court ruling. 9s
- Semenya was banned from her main event after refusing hormone-reducing medication. 19s
- World Athletics argues her natural testosterone gives her an unfair advantage. 44s
- The European Court found she did not have a fair hearing at the Swiss tribunal. 50s