The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will hear the case involving Caster Semenya on Wednesday before a final ruling.
costly legal marathon enters its last lap as the highest chamber of theinto whether the double Olympic champion can be required to lower her testosterone levels to compete.
Semenya, who is classed as having “differences in sexual development ” but has always been legally identified as female, has refused to take drugs to reduce her testosterone levels since track and field’s governing body World Athletics introduced its original rules in 2018. The decision was largely symbolic as it did not call into question the World Athletics ruling nor pave the way for Semenya to return to competition without taking medication.
“This ruling will go down in history, because it touches on the autonomy of sports organisations to regulate access to their competitions, which will have to be set against respect for human rights”, said Antoine Duval, a specialist in sports law at the Asser Institute in The Hague.
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