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Caster Semenya found to have been discriminated against in testosterone case as she wins appeal at European Court of Human Rights

The 32-year-old was legally identified as female at birth but has a condition which means her body naturally produces higher levels of testosterone than women without the condition.

Irish Mirror

Caster Semenya found to be victim of discrimination in testosterone case by ECHR

Semenya won Olympic gold over 800 metres at the 2012 and 2016 Games.

The Independent UK

Caster Semenya wins appeal over ‘discrimination’ at European Court of Human Rights

Caster Semenya was discriminated against by the introduction of rules forcing her to lower her testosterone levels in order to continue competing, according to a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights.

Evening Standard

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Caster Semenya: Olympic champion wins human rights court appeal against testosterone rules

Caster Semenya has been in a long-running dispute with World Athletics since regulations requiring her to take hormone treatment to decrease her natural testosterone levels were introduced in 2018

Daily Mirror

Ruling expected Tuesday in runner Caster Semenya's human rights appeal against sex eligibility rules

The European Court of Human Rights is expected to deliver what could be the final judgment on Tuesday in Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal challenge against track and field's contentious sex eligibility rules

The Independent UK

Air pollution could kill London as a sporting capital, Sebastian Coe warns

The World Athletics president says the climate crisis and poor air quality may cause havoc to the sporting calendar

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m born to suffer’: refugee athlete Dominic Lobalu on race to find a home

The saga of the stateless elite runner and the Swiss school teacher who saw his talent is the subject of a new documentary

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Tori Bowie death: Olympic sprinter who died alone in childbirth hailed as ‘beacon of light’

Athlete reportedly suffered complications that may have included eclampsia and respiratory distress

The Independent UK

Jim Hines, first man to break 10-second barrier in 100-meter dash, dies at 76

At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he ran an electronically-timed 9.95 — winning gold and setting a world record that stood for 15 years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Caster Semenya wants to inspire resilience with memoir published by Merky Books

She won the 2009 World Championships in Berlin at the age of 18.

The Independent UK

World Athletics to introduce 'short track' concept to evolve indoor events

World Athletics announced on Tuesday that they will be introducing the concept of 'short track' competition to replace the term 'indoor' in relation to 200 meters tracks. This change is being made to accommodate hybrid competition venues, including temporary city locations.

The Times of India

World Athletics awaits report into Rana Reider after coach reveals sanction

World Athletics is awaiting a US Center for SafeSport report into Rana Reider after the renowned sprint coach revealed he had been sanctioned for a relationship that ‘presented a power imbalance’ with one of his athletes

The Guardian - UK

Doha Diamond League: Sha’Carri Richardson, Chopra steal the show

India’s Neeraj Chopra overcomes windy conditions to win men’s javelin as US sprinter Richardson stuns in women’s 100m.

Al Jazeera

Who was Tori Bowie? US Olympic champion dies aged 32 in childbirth

The athlete’s tragic cause of death was revealed following an autopsy

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The Independent UK

Olympic gold medallist sprinter Tori Bowie dies aged 32

Bowie won relay gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics, where she also claimed individual 100m silver and 200m bronze

Sports Illustrated

Tori Bowie, Three-Time Olympic Sprint Medalist, Dies at 32

The Mississippi native burst onto the scene at the Rio Olympics and went on to add a world title to her resume the following year.

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The Adidas Prime X Strung is ludicrously bouncy and fast to run in, but the fit and stability give cause for concern

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The Independent UK

UK Athletics bans transgender athletes from female competition

UKA confirmed on Friday it had received the required assurances from relevant bodies that the sporting exemption in the Equality Act 2010 applies to the Gender Recognition Act 2004

The Week

Trans athletes ruling: ‘return to sanity’ or unleashing ‘forces of hate’?

“It was a victory few had expected,” said Janice Turner in The Times. When Lord Coe, the president of World Athletics, unveiled the organisation’s response to the issue of transgender women taking part in elite female events, it seemed likely that it would be a mere tweak to current rules…

The Independent UK

The real consequence of World Athletics’ transgender ban will go untold

Elite athletics won’t feel any sweeping change as a result of a new ruling which prioritises competitive fairness over inclusion, but life for transgender people who participate in sport might get a little harder

WEKU

Transgender track and field athletes can't compete in women's international events

World Athletics Council said they prioritize fairness and the integrity of female track and field competitions, rather than inclusion. The ruling could hinder several Olympic medalists.

The Independent UK

Sport facing ‘fairness v inclusion’ issue with transgender athletes, expert says

World Athletics has banned competitors who have been through male puberty from female category events.

Bangkok Post

Transgender athletes condemn ban on inclusion in female events

SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES: Transgender athletes have condemned World Athletics' exclusion of transgender women from elite female competitions, while the decision was welcomed by some sportswomen as a win for fairness.

Tribune News Service

Track and field authorities ban trans women from international competition

Transgender women were banned from international track and field competition Thursday following a decision from the sport’s governing body.

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