Court to issue verdict on Semenya's sex eligibility rule that banned her
A ruling expected this week by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite champion runner Caster Semenya's long-standing legal battle against sports authorities over sex eligibility rules that banned her and other women from top competitions, including the Olympics and
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00:00The European Court of Human Rights is expected this week to issue a major ruling that could reignite champions run across Semenya's years-long legal battle against post-authorities over sex eligibility rules that banned her and other women from top events.
00:14If the panel of judges upholds the 2023 decision by the same court in Semenya's favour, it will put new scrutiny on track and fails rules requiring some female athletes to suppress their natural testosterone levels to compete and open a legal avenue for the regulations to be struck down.
00:33The case is about whether athletes like Semenya, who have specific medical conditions, a typical male chromosome pattern in naturally high testosterone levels, should be allowed to compete freely in women's sports.
00:46Track authorities say the rules are necessary to maintain fairness because Semenya has an unfair male-like athletic advantage from her higher testosterone.
00:55Semenya argues her testosterone is a genetic gift.
00:58The ruling is expected on Thursday. Semenya refused to take medication to lower her nitrotesosterone levels and the regulations effectively ended her career.
01:08Another victory for Semenya, the Human Rights Court will not immediately result in the rules being removed but will keep her legal challenge alive.
