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HISTORICAL FACTS: Caster semenya | History Defined

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Three recent books press us to understand the humanity and lives of gender-expansive athletes.

Texas Observer · May 18

The IOC’s decision to protect the female category is a victory for fairness

Trans and DSD athletes must be treated with respect, and the new testing regime must be run with sensitivity. But this is a step forward, says Guardian sports writer Tanya Aldred

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21

Olympics Make a Disappointing Decision for the Los Angeles Games

A generalization that hurts all women.

The Mary Sue · Mar 30

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Transgender women athletes banned from competing in female Olympic events in new IOC policy

The IOC announced the ban on Thursday after its executives voted to adopt the new policy. The ruling now means transgender women, as well as women with select rare medical conditions, are no longer eligible to compete in female categories, effective from the 2028 LA games.

Euronews · Mar 27

Olympic champion runner Semenya ends landmark legal fight against sex eligibility rules

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending her seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

Sex tests brought in after data showed 50-60 DSD athletes in finals, World Athletics says

World Athletics’ head of health and science told a panel in Tokyo that DSD athletes were ‘over-represented’ in female category finals since 2000

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025

Gender testing returns to track, stirring up harsh memories and doubts that date to the 1980s

World Athletics portrayed gender testing as a common-sense way to protect the female category in track and field

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2025

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World Athletics gene test introduced for female category

World Athletics mandates gene test for female category eligibility setting September 1 deadline for Tokyo Championships.

Al Jazeera · Jul 30, 2025

Athletes competing in female events to require test to determine biological sex

Athletes will need to undergo a cheek swab or blood test - only once in their lifetime - to determine if they are biologically female

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025

A list of sports organizations that have begun transgender competition bans

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has become the latest governing body in the sports world to enact a policy change around transgender athlete competition

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

Why the Caster Semenya sex eligibility battle confounded sports for 16 years and still isn't over

The sex eligibility case of champion runner Caster Semenya has been one of the most contentious and most complex that sports has seen

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Caster Semenya calls for athletes’ rights to be put first as court rules in her favour

ECHR rules South African runner did not have fair trial on need to lower testosterone levels to compete in women’s sport

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025

Human rights court rules Olympic champion Semenya did not get fair hearing

South African runner Caster Semenya wins partial victory in appeal against ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2025

Athlete Caster Semenya wins human rights fight over sex eligibility

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The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Caster Semenya declares victory after ECHR rules she was denied fair hearing

Semenya said she had been “waiting 15 years” for this judgement.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Caster Semenya wins ECHR appeal as sex eligibility case set to return to court

The 34-year-old has been unable to compete in her favoured 800 metres event since 2019

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Human rights court rules Olympic champion runner Semenya did not get fair hearing in Switzerland

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules

International Business Times · Jul 10, 2025

European Court To Rule In Semenya Sports Gender Case

A top European court will decide Thursday whether double Olympic champion Caster Semenya can be required to lower her testosterone levels to compete as a woman, in a key decision on contested gender testing.

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Radio France Internationale · Jul 10, 2025

Rights court says Olympic runner Semenya did not get fair trial in gender case

A top European court Thursday said a Swiss court did not give double Olympic champion Caster Semenya a fair trial in a much-awaited appeals ruling over contested gender testing.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

A ruling this week in the Caster Semenya case could reignite the issue of sex eligibility in sports

A ruling expected this week by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal battle against sports authorities over sex eligibility rules

The National (Scotland) · Mar 30, 2025

Susan Egelstaff: Athletics must be admired in taking stance to protect female sport

Who should be eligible to compete in female events has recently become the most controversial topic in global sport and so the recent move by World…

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025

Track's proposed eligibility, transgender rules would completely ban Semenya and others

Track and field moved toward adopting rules that would place athletes assigned female at birth but have higher testosterone levels, like Caster Semenya, under the same set of rules as transgender athletes who were born male and transitioned to female

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025

What President Trump’s transgender ban means for athletes at the LA 2028 Olympics

The US president has vowed to deny visas to any transgender athletes who want to compete at the Games in Los Angeles

Female Athletes Face Sex Scrutiny In Paris Olympics

Female boxers Khelif and Lin face sex verification controversy at Paris Olympics, sparking broader debate on fairness in sports and respect for athletes.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 9, 2024

Whether it's gold or silver for Imane Khelif, the controversy will continue

This evening, Imane Khelif will fight for gold at Paris 2024. But, with the controversy over her gender overshadowing anything that's happened in…

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