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Semenya hopes ongoing battle for equality in women's sports is on the home straight

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June 10, 2025

SOUTH African athletics legend Caster Semenya remains determined to see her marathon battle against World Athletics (WA) — to secure equal rights for female athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD) — over the line.

- ROWAN CALLAGHAN

Semenya hopes ongoing battle for equality in women's sports is on the home straight

The former Olympic and world 800m champion is still waiting for a verdict from the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. It has been almost a year since deliberations began.

The challenge initially targeted World Athletics’ draconian rules that forced DSD athletes with elevated testosterone levels to take medication in order to be eligible to compete against other women.

Semenya, who has DSD but identifies as a woman, had hoped that a victory would allow her to compete again without limitations.

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