Caster Semenya scores another victory over IAAF
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya has won another small legal victory against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in its’s bid to impose testosterone regulations.
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland has rejected the IAAF’s request to immediately re-impose its regulations on Semenya.
“I thought hard about not running the 800m in solidarity unless all women can run free. But I will run now to show the IAAF that they cannot drug us,” said a defiant Semenya in a statement on Thursday.
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In a statement by Semenya’s legal counsel, the court ruled that the IAAF failed to set out any reason or change in circumstance that would justify it re-instating the rules.
The ruling means the decision that women with elevated testosterone will have to take suppressive treatment if they wish to compete as females in certain events have yet again been place on hold.
“The IAAF and Athletics South Africa have until June 25 to make submissions to the Supreme Court on Caster’s request that the IAAF regulations be suspended throughout the entire appeal proceedings,” read the statement.
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Semenya was hit a blow by the President of the Moroccan Athletics Federation who has denied her to participate in the in the 800m in Rabat.
“Caster is currently seeking clarity on the specific reasons for that decision,” said her legal team.
Semenya added: “I am a woman, but the IAAF has again tried to stop me from running the way I was born.”