Semenya arrives for landmark case at Swiss sports tribunal

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Semenya arrives for landmark case at Swiss sports tribunal

February 18, 2019

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Caster Semenya arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday for a hearing in a landmark case that will challenge science and gender politics.

The two-time Olympic 800-meter champion from South Africa didn’t take questions as she arrived at the court, but she flashed her fingers in a “V″ shape and smiled as she entered.

The scheduled five-day appeal case is among the longest ever heard by the sports court. CAS secretary-general Mathieu Reeb expressed hope for a decision by the three-judge panel by the end of March.

The IAAF has proposed eligibility rules for athletes with hyperandrogenism, a medical condition in which women may have excessive levels of male hormones such as testosterone. Semenya wants to overturn those rules.

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The IAAF wants to require women with naturally elevated testosterone to lower their levels by medication before being allowed to compete in world-class races from 400 meters to one mile.

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Semenya arrives at Monday's hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (AFP)

[erpowers]

1. I Hope She Wins

I do not think women should be punished for something that occurs naturally. If she naturally makes more Testosterone than the average women she should not be asked/forced to take medical action to change that situation.