Court of Arbitration for Sport dismisses Semenya appeal. Here are some reactions
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed an appeal by SA middle-distance runner Caster Semenya against the introduction of regulations to restrict testosterone levels in female athletes.“I know that the IAAF’s regulations have always targeted me specifically. For a decade the IAAF has tried to slow me down, but this has actually made me stronger. The decision of the CAS will not hold me back.
“Clearly nobody wants to discriminate against any individual who wants to take part in sport, including the large number of females who have normal levels of testosterone for female athletes. But without this ruling we would have been in a position where females with normal levels of testosterone would be at a performance disadvantage compared with those who have higher levels of testosterone.
“The verdict against Semenya is dreadfully unfair to her and wrong in principle. She has done nothing wrong and it is awful that she will now have to take drugs to be able to compete. General rules should not be made from exceptional cases and the question of transgender athletes remains unresolved.” — Martina Navratilova, winner of 18 Grand Slam tennis tournaments
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