The European Court of Human Rights has backed a South African athlete in an appeal against a judgement of the Swiss based Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Caster Semenya was originally told she had to medicate to bring down her natural level of testosterone so she could compete in women’s races.
The that first ruling was also upheld by the Federal Court – which forced the athlete to go to the European court in Strasbourg.
The Human Rights Court also ruled she was denied an ‘effective remedy’ by the lower courts.
The ruling now forces a change in the rules and she may be allowed to compete in the Olympics in Paris next year. She’s been banned from competition since 2019.
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