Caster Semenya insists she will not be slowed down or held back after losing her legal battle with athletics’ world governing body the IAAF over its controversial eligibility rules concerning testosterone levels in female runners. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Wednesday that the regulations restricting testosterone levels in female athletes in selected events, were ‘discriminatory’ but ‘necessary’. But CAS said in a statement: “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’. 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. The IAAF said it was ‘grateful’ to CAS for its judgement and was ‘pleased’ its regulations had been upheld.

Source: The Star May 01, 2019 12:00 UTC