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WATCH | Olympic champion's ongoing fight runs into millions

Saturday 10 February 2024 - 07:00am
South Africa’s double Olympic champion Caster Semenya

South Africa’s double Olympic champion Caster Semenya looks on during a press conference in Johannesburg, on February 9, 2024, regarding her upcoming case at the Grand Chamber of the European Court go Human Rights. Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya on February 9, 2024 appealed for help funding her legal battle against regulations requiring female athletes with high testosterone to take medication as she prepares for a May hearing at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

 

JOHANNESBURG - Caster Semenya and her legal team are crowdfunding as she seeks assistance to continue her battle against the World Athletics’s testosterone regulations.

Caster Semenya - The fight is about 'human rights and inclusivity'

The double Olympic champion has been unable to compete in her preferred event, the 800 metres - since the guidelines came into effect in 2019.

Semenya has since moved on to coaching but continues a fight she says is not about her or sport but human rights.

 

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