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Semenya confirms she’s taking testosterone battle to European Court of Human Rights

Caster Semenya’s latest legal challenge follows a series of setbacks that seemed to have ended her chances of competing in her preferred events

Caster Semenya celebrates as she crosses the line ahead of Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi to win the Womens 800 metres final during day ten of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 13, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Semenya’s long run for justice ends

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…

Caster Semenya may well have run out of legal options after latest loss in Swiss tribunal
 (Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

‘Wrong side of history’: Caster Semenya’s CAS appeal shot down

South Africa’s star Olympic athlete may well have run out of legal options after latest loss in Swiss tribunal

Wayde van Niekerk is famous for being the only man to win Olympic gold and set a world record (43:03) from lane eight at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Wayde van Niekerk, the eternal underdog

Injury saw the Olympic champion dubbed an underdog going into the race he won in record-breaking fashion in Rio. But it’s a position he knows well, and now he has an extra year…

Pack leader: South Africa’s Akani Simbine celebrates as he wins gold ahead of teammate Henricho Bruintjies and Jamaica’s Yohan Blake in the 100m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. (Adrian Dennis/AFP)

Simbine sprints out of Bolt’s shadow

With the Jamaican out of the picture, South Africa’s favourite in a new generation of sprinters may just snatch the gold

Van Niekerk became world champion in 2015 and retained the title two years ago before hurting his knee. (AFP)

Van Niekerk to miss 400m world title defence in Qatar

Explaining his decision to skip the September 27-October 6 world championships in Doha, Van Niekerk said he did not want to rush back.

Sand angels: South Africa’s long jumper Luvo Manyonga. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

Athletes test their medal mettle

With Caster Semenya out of the running, can other leading athletes deliver on the nation’s high expectations?

Speaking at a women’s empowerment conference on Wednesday, Caster Semenya said the obsession with getting rid of her was driven by the fact that she is undisputedly the best in the world. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)

‘I’m targeted because I’m undefeated’ — Caster

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

Caster Semenya may well have run out of legal options after latest loss in Swiss tribunal
 (Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

What we talk about when we talk about Caster Semenya

Semenya’s fight tells us much about how the world sees black women, especially as they compete for gold.

Caster Semenya may well have run out of legal options after latest loss in Swiss tribunal
 (Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Caster Semenya World Champs hopes dashed

The reigning women’s 800m champion will not be able to defend her title after a Swiss judge ruled against IAAF regulations being suspended

South African runner Caster Semenya.  (Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Caster to appeal CAS ruling

The Olympic gold medallist will appeal the ruling which is set to bar her from participating without artificially reducing her testosterone levels

Chand successfully challenged the IAAF’s stance on hyperandrogenism, prompting the world governing body to change its rules. (Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters)
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Why Dutee Chand’s ‘coming out’ is more complicated than it seems

The Indian athlete’s brave challenge to gender and caste norms comes at a crucial time for India

Semenya won the 800m at the Diamond League meet in Doho, Qatar – the last major international event she would have been eligible under current circumstances. (Francois Nel/Getty Images)

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

Bigger than sport: Since that fateful 800m final race in August 2009, for which Caster Semenya earned a gold medal, the athlete has had regulatory authorities policing and labelling her body as well as her gender identity. (Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Semenya war reaches new impasse

The athletics world will fail to turn unless the IAAF placates a new opponent

When looked at in isolation, the Caster Semenya saga could be simplified as a debate about gender identity in sports, but when one opens the history book, one will discover that racism is the determining factor. (Image via Xcollektiv)

​Caster treated like Saartjie Baartman

Last week’s IAAF ruling marks the latest chapter in the poliving of black bodies