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Athletics SA appeal Semenya judgment
The next chapter in the prolonged battle to secure the professional future of Caster Semenya is about to be written
‘Fight for Caster Semenya, fight for our nation’
Sports minister urges South Africans to support Caster Semenya against ‘discriminatory’ rules
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
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
Rio 2016 Olympics: Win or lose, Caster Semenya will run into an ugly firestorm
She seems a shoo-in to clinch the 800m gold in Rio. But the only certainty is yet more controversy.
SA saddened by Mulaudzi’s untimely death
President Jacob Zuma says SA has lost a true hero and disciplined athlete in Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, who died in a car crash on Friday.
African Championships: Cash-strapped ASA races against the clock
Financially crippled ASA has been asked to reassess the team selected for the African Championships, less than two weeks before the event.
Is ASA’s poor track record doomed to persist with a tarnished leader?
Instead of starting afresh with this weekend’s leadership elections, most of the candidates put forward have a tarnished history. Denial is rife.
‘Visionary leadership’ continues to elude ASA
After three years of bannings, power struggles, suspensions and restructuring, Athletics South Africa is still a mess.
SA athletics hits the wall running, again
An ASA palace coup finds itself on the wrong side of the IAAF and with no local sports authorities rushing out to support it.
ASA mentor fights Semenya fallout
A doyenne of South African athletics is caught up in a David and Goliath battle over the ASA’s 2009 Caster Semenya debacle.
Semenya to miss IAAF World Champs
Despite efforts by Athletics SA to obtain an exemption, Caster Semenya will not be part of a 27-member team at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.
ASA suspension leaves SA athletes high and dry
Sascoc’s decision to suspend ASA is all about positions and egos, angry sportspeople claim.
SA athletes going to championships amidst ASA spat
South Africa’s athletes will attend the world championships in Moscow, despite the country’s Olympic committee cutting ties with Athletics SA.
Athletes to bear brunt of Athletics SA suspension
The country’s elite athletes will be affected most, says ASA president James Evans after the federation was suspended from the Olympic movement.