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Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop poses after winning the women’s 1 500m race during a Diamond League meeting at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photograph by Marco Mantovani/ Getty Images)

Agnes Tirop’s blossoming cut short by brutal murder

Like so many victims of domestic and gender-based violence, the star Kenyan road runner was killed in her home, robbing her of what seemed like a rosy future in world athletics

Caster Semenya can return to competition without restriction until the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland advises otherwise. (Getty)

Swiss court suspends IAAF regulations pending Semenya appeal

The pause means she is free to compete in any event without the need for testosterone regulation and monitoring.

Snow collects on the Olympic Rings in Sochi

IAAF Anti-Doping Director resigns due to doping scandal

IAAF Anti-Doping Director Gabriel Dolle, leaves his position under suspicions of colluding in a case of doping.

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.

Caster Semenya has advanced to the Rio Olympics 800m women’s semi-finals.

Is measuring an athlete’s ‘femaleness’ ever acceptable?

Sport is not a level playing field. If some athletes have "better" hormones, then surely that’s the same as having better genes, asks Sam Murphy.

‘Blade Runner’ aims for Olympics

‘Blade Runner’ aims for Olympics

Having felled the ruling that his ‘legs’ give him an unfair advantage, Oscar Pistorius is going for gold.

SA to bid for Commonwealth Games

South Africa will bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games and also look to stage the 2017 World Games, Sascoc has announced.

End in sight to Semenya saga

End in sight to Semenya saga

Caster Semenya’s future could become clearer on Thursday when she holds a news conference to discuss the "outcomes" of her gender dispute.

Ray Mali defends extended stay at ASA

Malcontent over Ray Mali

Athletics stakeholders are upset that the cricket administrator’s tenure at ASA has been extended. <em>Phathisani Moyo </em>reports.

Lawyers want immediate track return for Semenya

Lawyers want immediate track return for Semenya

Caster Semenya should be allowed to compete immediately in female events, her lawyers said on Wednesday.

Semenya considers legal action to ensure track return

I’ll be back in June, says Caster

Caster Semenya has pencilled June 24 as the date for her return to the track, after almost a year on the sidelines following her gender controversy.

Semenya considers legal action to ensure track return

Semenya considers legal action to ensure track return

Caster Semenya’s lawyers say they will do whatever is necessary to ensure the world 800m champion can compete without restriction this season.

Semenya considers legal action to ensure track return

Semenya aims for track return despite IAAF ruling

Caster Semenya, the world 800m champion, on Wednesday claimed she would return to competition this season and accused the IAAF of damaging her career.

No local races for Caster

After some confusion Sascoc has made it clear that athlete Caster Semenya can’t compete locally until a final decisions is made on her gender tests.

IAAF meets over gender definition

World track and field’s governing body will begin the process of agreeing the definition of a woman in an athletics context next week.

Pistorius wants crack at Olympics

All Oscar Pistorius wants is a shot at the Olympics. But such a simple wish has turned into a contentious issue that is dividing sports fans and professors alike — even half a…