Those in power continue to ignore the increasing calls for change from successful sportswomen
She is fighting for precedents that will define the future of women’s athletics. In whatever battles are to come she deserves our full support
Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya on Tuesday won her appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge whether her rights had been infringed in terms of requiring women with high testosterone to reduce those levels through drugs.
Dr Nana Adom-Aboagye from the Centre for Sport Leadership at Maties Sport (Stellenbosch University) researches African women and gender equity in sport. We asked her what issues the tests raise for African athletes
South Africa will be hoping to build on an impressive Rio, but face a number of challenges
Long-distance runner Glenrose Xaba ran the third-fastest time by a South African woman on home soil, winning the SA Half-Marathon
Caster Semenya’s case and that of other black women athletes spells bad news for the human rights of women in sport, including their right to dignity and equality
Caster Semenya’s latest legal challenge follows a series of setbacks that seemed to have ended her chances of competing in her preferred events
World Athletics, in its pursuit of Semenya, has destroyed anything resembling fairness. The waters have been polluted, leaving future generations to wade through a set of rules that make sense to very few people.
South Africa’s star Olympic athlete may well have run out of legal options after latest loss in Swiss tribunal
Wanted: A single hymn sheet from which Athletics South Africa and its athletes can sing to improve their medal haul at the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo
With the Jamaican out of the picture, South Africa’s favourite in a new generation of sprinters may just snatch the gold
Cape Town-based radio technical producer Brett Kannemeyer only ever idolised one kind of motor vehicle — Ford
The 28 year-old has been embroiled in a bitter legal battle with the IAAF over rules that force female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels
Semenya’s fight tells us much about how the world sees black women, especially as they compete for gold.
The reigning women’s 800m champion will not be able to defend her title after a Swiss judge ruled against IAAF regulations being suspended
The pause means she is free to compete in any event without the need for testosterone regulation and monitoring.
The Olympic gold medallist will appeal the ruling which is set to bar her from participating without artificially reducing her testosterone levels
The next chapter in the prolonged battle to secure the professional future of Caster Semenya is about to be written
The athletics world will fail to turn unless the IAAF placates a new opponent
Last week’s IAAF ruling marks the latest chapter in the poliving of black bodies
‘We have come to expect discrimination from world athletics bodies. Witness the ongoing battle to force Caster Semenya off the track’
The rejection of her appeal flirts with scientific facts, leaving room for ambiguity
Caster Semenya says she is undeterred by the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to reject her case against the IAAF.
Indian gender-row sprinter Dutee Chand on Thursday said Caster Semenya’s court defeat over testosterone rules was ‘wrong’
The double Olympic gold medalist has spoken out after the Court of Arbitration for Sport turned down her appeal
The double Olympic gold medal athlete can appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal within 30 days
Whatever the outcome of the athlete’s appeal, it is an important day in sporting history
The IAAF says the rules are essential to preserve a level playing field and ensure that all female athletes can see "a path to success."
IAAF to rule whether naturally occurring higher testosterone of Olympic champion is legal
We take a look at some of the experts who will be called up in Caster Semenya’s case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Earlier on Monday, the IAAF published on its website the names of those who it hopes will justify the need for the new rules in female competition