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Olympic Champion Caster Semenya Wins Appeal Against Track & Field Testosterone Rules

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Two-time Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya won an appeal in the European Court of Human Rights against rules issued by World Athletics around testosterone levels for female athletes.

"Caster has never given up her fight to be allowed to compete and run free," her lawyers said, per the Associated Press' Gerald Imray. "This important personal win for her is also a wider victory for elite athletes around the world. It means that sporting governance bodies around the world must finally recognize that human rights law and norms apply to the athletes they regulate."

In 2018, World Athletics announced new eligibility standards for female athletes.