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Caster Semenya

Semenya’s lawyers slam IAAF for ‘confidentiality breach’
Article
/ 18 February 2019

Semenya’s lawyers slam IAAF for ‘confidentiality breach’

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

By Luke Feltham
Semenya arrives at sports court for gender row challenge
Article
/ 18 February 2019

Semenya arrives at sports court for gender row challenge

The South African government says the rules set out by IAAF, specifically target Semenya and has called them a "gross violation" of her human rights

By Ben Simon
Caster Semenya case kicks off
Article
/ 18 February 2019

Caster Semenya case kicks off

Semenya is fighting regulations that would require her to lower her testosterone levels artificially

By Luke Feltham
Navaratilova backs Semenya ahead of IAAF gender rule hearing
Article
/ 17 February 2019

Navaratilova backs Semenya ahead of IAAF gender rule hearing

The tennis great has come to the defence of champion Caster Semenya ahead of next week’s landmark hearing

By Agency
‘Fight for Caster Semenya, fight for our nation’
Article
/ 15 February 2019

‘Fight for Caster Semenya, fight for our nation’

Sports minister urges South Africans to support Caster Semenya against ‘discriminatory’ rules

By Luke Feltham
IAAF gender rules ‘killing’ next generation – Semenya
Article
/ 1 November 2018

IAAF gender rules ‘killing’ next generation – Semenya

Semenya, with the backing of the South African Athletics federation, has turned to the Lausanne-based CAS in her challenge of IAAF rules

By Gregory Walton
IAAF ‘expects’ CAS to reject Caster’s appeal case
Article
/ 17 October 2018

IAAF ‘expects’ CAS to reject Caster’s appeal case

If Semenya’s appeal is dismissed, she would be ineligible for the entire circuit of top-tier Diamond League meetings, which run from May to September

By Agency
Editorial: How much will fans let slide?
Article
/ 5 October 2018

Editorial: How much will fans let slide?

Football is escapism and, in pursuit of that escape, fans are prepared to let much slide

By Editorial
‘Bold and unapologetic’ Semenya honoured in Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ campaign
Article
/ 10 September 2018

‘Bold and unapologetic’ Semenya honoured in Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ campaign

South Africa’s speed queen joins Serena Williams, Lebron James, Colin Kaepernick

By Mashadi Kekana
Caster claims gold, smashes 18-year old 400m national record
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Caster claims gold, smashes 18-year old 400m national record

Caster Semenya smashed yet another South African record on her way to winning the 400m event at the African Athletics Championships in Nigeria

By Agency
IAAF, ASA agree court must rule on female classification
Article
/ 27 June 2018

IAAF, ASA agree court must rule on female classification

​Presidents from Athletics South Africa and the IAAF met to discuss their positions on the latter’s new eligibility regulations

By Agency
Gender Commission fully behind Caster Semenya
Article
/ 20 June 2018

Gender Commission fully behind Caster Semenya

The commission believes the new IAAF regulations are discriminatory

By Agency
Caster Semenya to challenge ‘discriminatory’ IAAF testosterone rule
Article
/ 18 June 2018

Caster Semenya to challenge ‘discriminatory’ IAAF testosterone rule

In April, the athletics body introduced new “eligibility regulations for female classification” that restricted the testosterone levels

By Luke Feltham
Semenya and the ethics of luck
Article
/ 11 May 2018

Semenya and the ethics of luck

There is no such thing as a level playing field and all the best athletes enjoy biological and nonbiological advantages

By Eusebius McKaiser
We can back SA’s golden girl by challenging our stereotypes
Article
/ 4 May 2018

We can back SA’s golden girl by challenging our stereotypes

Supporting Caster Semenya means more than embracing her as an athlete

By Colleen Lowe Morna
Bad science won’t undo Semenya
Article
/ 4 May 2018

Bad science won’t undo Semenya

Not only is the IAAF’s data dubious, experts say the testosterone rules are unethical

By Luke Feltham
Athletics SA in Caster’s corner, challenging IAAF’s ruling
Article
/ 3 May 2018

Athletics SA in Caster’s corner, challenging IAAF’s ruling

The new rule, which will become active from November 1 this year, directly impacts South Africa’s double Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya

By Agency
SA lawyer quits IAAF, slams ‘unethical’ regulations
Article
/ 1 May 2018

SA lawyer quits IAAF, slams ‘unethical’ regulations

The IAAF announced new rules would be put in place to ban female athletes from competing if their testosterone levels are deemed unnaturally high

By Luke Feltham
IAAF’s new regulations: Semenya forced to lower testosterone levels
Article
/ 25 April 2018

IAAF’s new regulations: Semenya forced to lower testosterone levels

The track queen will be forced to lower her testosterone levels with daily medication in order to compete internationally

By Agency
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Article
/ 11 April 2018

‘Here to stay’ – Semenya blitzes 34-year-old Budd record

Semenya’s nearest challenger was Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech, who took a distant silver in a personal best of 4:03.09.

By Agency
Team SA has come out of nowhere to demand the world’s attention
Article
/ 10 August 2017

Team SA has come out of nowhere to demand the world’s attention

We have discovered that we can be among the best

By Karien Jonckheere
Caster runs into trouble again
Article
/ 7 July 2017

Caster runs into trouble again

A new study says higher testosterone levels give women athletes advantage

By Daniel Gallan
The year of competing dangerously
Article
/ 22 December 2016

The year of competing dangerously

We need more of the same brilliance while we tap into the vast talent that lies dormant.

By Carlos Amato
The Games are four years away but political agendas and funding stymy SA’s potential
Article
/ 26 August 2016

The Games are four years away but political agendas and funding stymy SA’s potential

Political vendettas and funding shortages are stymying the potential of the country’s athletes.

By Luke Alfred
Toast our Olympic Amazons with gay abandon as they are the real winners
Article
/ 26 August 2016

Toast our Olympic Amazons with gay abandon as they are the real winners

In a country where homosexuals are routinely subjected to violence in various forms, let’s remember that it was two gay women making the nation proud.

By Staff Reporter
Has gender verification made women’s athletics into a sordid masquerade?
Article
/ 25 August 2016

Has gender verification made women’s athletics into a sordid masquerade?

Enforcing Caster’s Semenya’s "female" body just shows how tenuous the concept is

By Athandiwe Saba
Too big, too strong, too powerful, too black for weepy, waifish Sharp and Jozwik
Analysis
/ 25 August 2016

Too big, too strong, too powerful, too black for weepy, waifish Sharp and Jozwik

Caster Semenya’s moment of triumph illustrates very clearly what the problem really is — she isn’t white.

By Kiri Rupiah
Dear Caster hater: One lick of the mediocrity lollipop and you’ll suck forever
Article
/ 22 August 2016

Dear Caster hater: One lick of the mediocrity lollipop and you’ll suck forever

Although she was at the tail-end of the race, Sharp maintains the race was a close one.

By Kiri Rupiah
Caster Semenya’s sweet victory: Mokgadi takes gold
Article
/ 21 August 2016

Caster Semenya’s sweet victory: Mokgadi takes gold

Caster Semenya smoothly broke the national record, finishing over the line far ahead of her competitors in 1:55:28.

By Raeesa Pather
Olympics wrap: Semenya cruises to final, Viljoen wins silver, Schoeman nabs bronze
Article
/ 19 August 2016

Olympics wrap: Semenya cruises to final, Viljoen wins silver, Schoeman nabs bronze

In what turned out to be a successful day for South Africa, Caster Semenya qualified for the Olympic women’s 800m final with supreme ease.

By Reuters, News 24 and M&G Online reporter
Caster Semenya’s body is being claimed by self-important armchair pundits
Article
/ 19 August 2016

Caster Semenya’s body is being claimed by self-important armchair pundits

‘Her body, seen as an anomaly, is no longer hers. It “belongs” to sports bodies, media houses and quick-on-the-draw armchair pundits … ‘

By Carl Collison
Faster Caster is just hitting her stride and might be on her way to new world record
Article
/ 19 August 2016

Faster Caster is just hitting her stride and might be on her way to new world record

Never mind the naysayers – our champion deserves to enjoy her moment in the sun.

By Luke Alfred
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