ASA fails to settle ‘Semenya regulations’ out of court
Athletics South Africa (ASA) was unsuccessful in an attempt to convince the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to settle their dispute over the testosterone regulations out of court.
This means the appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) by Olympic champion Caster Semenya against the controversial IAAF female testosterone regulations is going ahead.
ASA traveled to London to meet with IAAF president Sebastian Coe on Tuesday.
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"Whilst we have been talking to the IAAF since 10 May 2018 we would have preferred more consultation in the development of these regulations,” says ASA president, Aleck Skhosana.
Semenya wants CAS to declare the regulations unlawful and prevent it from being brought into force.
According to a statement released by both entities, the international court is “the right body to arbitrate this matter and its final decision will be respected by both organisations".
“The meeting was cordial.”
Coe reiterated the organisation’s stance that “no individual athlete has been targeted in the creation of the regulations".
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"To do this we need to create competition categories within our sport that ensures that success is determined by talent, dedication and hard work, rather than by other factors that are not considered fair or meaningful, such as the enormous physical advantages that an adult has over a child, or a male athlete has over a female athlete.”