Caster Semenya calls for athletes’ rights to be put first as court rules in her favour

<p>ECHR rules South African runner did not have fair trial on need to lower testosterone levels to compete in women’s sport</p><p>The South African runner Caster Semenya has called for athletes’ rights to be better protected after Europe’s top human rights court ruled that she had not been given a fair trial when she contested a policy that required her to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete in women’s sport.</p><p>The decision, handed down on Thursday by the European court of human rights, was the latest twist in the two-time Olympic gold medallist’s extraordinary legal battle.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/10/caster-semenya-south-african-athlete-court-ruling">Continue reading...</a>