Caster Semenya has lost her legal battle with athletics’ world governing body the IAAF over its regulations restricting testosterone levels in women runners in selected events, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has announced. Caster Semenya burst on to the global stage by winning gold at the 2009 World Champioships in Berlin (John Giles/PA). But CAS said in a statement on Wednesday: “By majority, the CAS panel has dismissed the requests for arbitration considering that the claimants were unable to establish that the DSD regulations were ‘invalid’. READ MORE John Caulfield parts ways with Cork CityThe IAAF’s proposed regulations concern athletes competing in events from the 400m to the mile. However, despite the award in favour of the IAAF, CAS said its panel “expressed some serious concerns as to the future practical application” of the DSD regulations.

Source: Irish Examiner May 01, 2019 10:10 UTC