Semenya has previously lost court cases against World Athletics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and at the Swiss supreme court. Semenya fails to reach Olympic qualifying time for 5, June 30, GMT.
Caster Semenya reacts before the women's meter race in Regensburg, Saturday, June 19, Field events are also unregulated. After a brief go at meters, Semenya attempted to qualify for Tokyo in the 5, meters, running races in Pretoria and Durban in South Africa and, most recently, at international meets in Germany and Belgium last month. She never came within 20 seconds of the Olympic qualifying mark.
Semenya continues to fight against the testosterone regulations in court. She has launched three legal appeals against the rules, calling them unfair and discriminatory, and appears determined to wage her legal fight to the very end. The issue won't disappear with Semenya. Just this week, two year-old female athletes from Namibia were barred from competing in the meters at the Tokyo Olympics after they underwent medical tests and it was discovered they had high natural testosterone levels.
One of them, Christine Mboma, is the world under record holder. The two runners that finished second and third behind Semenya at the Olympics, Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi and Margaret Wambui of Kenya, have said publicly they also are affected by the testosterone regulations and have been banned from the , too, unless they undergo medical intervention.
Niyonsaba has qualified for the Olympics in the 5, meters. Semenya has been clear that the rules won't force her out of track and she'll keep running and keep enjoying the sport, even if she can't go to the biggest events.
We'll notify you here with news about. They should focus on doping, not us. It means Semenya can compete in the and meters and long-distance races without lowering her testosterone levels. Field events are also unregulated. After a brief go at meters, Semenya attempted to qualify for Tokyo in the 5, meters, running races in Pretoria and Durban in South Africa and, most recently, at international meets in Germany and Belgium last month.
She never came within 20 seconds of the Olympic qualifying mark. Semenya continues to fight against the testosterone regulations in court.
She has launched three legal appeals against the rules, calling them unfair and discriminatory, and appears determined to wage her legal fight to the very end. Just this week, two year-old female athletes from Namibia were barred from competing in the meters at the Tokyo Olympics after they underwent medical tests and it was discovered they had high natural testosterone levels. One of them, Christine Mboma, is the world under record holder.
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