Caster Semenya was a late entry into Friday’s Diamond League 800m in Doha, the last top-level meet before a rule goes into effect that’s expected to keep her out of her trademark event for the next five months and perhaps the rest of her career.
Semenya’s name was added to the 800m start list less than 24 hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled against her in a landmark decision, supporting the IAAF’s testosterone limits for races between 400m and the mile — Semenya’s main events.
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“I know that the IAAF’s regulations have always targeted me specifically,” the two-time Olympic 800m champion Semenya said in a Wednesday statement.