'Trampling on rights and dignity': S. Africans livid at Semenya decisionDecision time: Court of Arbitration (CAS) Secretary General Matthieu Reeb reads the verdict on Wednesday. She said Semenya was being targeted because "she is so successful through her hard training and her dedication". Semenya, who has dominated the 800m over the last decade and had remained largely silent through the court battle, on Wednesday vowed in a statement that the court decision "will not hold me back". From Cape Town, one tweeted that the decision was "beyond outrageous" adding "I thought sport was about not putting hormones in your body". A Pretoria-based fan wrote the CAS decision smacked "of racism, sexism and bigotry rolled into one".

Source: Standard Digital May 02, 2019 08:59 UTC