South Africa's Caster Semenya, center, answers reporters with lawyers Gregory Nott, left, and Shona Jolly KC after Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on in her seven-year legal fight against track and field's sex eligibility rules in Strasbourg, eastern France.
Two-Time Olympic Champion Caster Semenya Wins Partial Victory In Fight Over Track's Sex Eligibility Rules
Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic champion runner, has achieved a partial victory in her seven-year legal battle against sex eligibility rules in track and field. On June 10, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that her right to a fair hearing was violated during her case in Switzerland. The ruling, with a vote of 15-2 in her favour, concluded that the Swiss government failed to meet the requirements of Article 6 regarding fair hearings. Semenya, who has dominated the 800 meters since 2009 and won her 30th consecutive race in May 2019 in Doha, Qatar, faced legal challenges to her eligibility beginning the year before that victory.
EU Caster Semenya Court Ruling
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South Africa's Caster Semenya, center, answers reporters with lawyer Gregory Nott, left, after Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on in her seven-year legal fight against track and field's sex eligibility rules in Strasbourg, eastern France.
EU Caster Semenya Court Ruling
| Photo: AP/Antonin Utz
South Africa's Caster Semenya speaks to lawyer Gregory Nott, right, in the European Court of Human Rights before a decision over sex eligibility rules in sports in Strasbourg, eastern France.
EU Caster Semenya Court Ruling
| Photo: AP/Antonin Utz
South Africa's Caster Semenya sits in the European Court of Human Rights before its decision over sex eligibility rules in sports, in Strasbourg, eastern France.
EU Caster Semenya Court Ruling
| Photo: AP/Antonin Utz
South Africa's Caster Semenya sits in the European Court of Human Rights before its decision over sex eligibility rules in sports in Strasbourg, eastern France.
EU Caster Semenya Court Ruling
| Photo: AP/Antonin Utz
South Africa's Caster Semenya leaves in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, eastern France.
EU Caster Semenya Court Ruling
| Photo: AP/Antonin Utz
South Africa's Caster Semenya, center, answers reporters with lawyers Gregory Nott, left, and Shona Jolly KC after Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on in her seven-year legal fight against track and field's sex eligibility rules, in Strasbourg, eastern France.
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