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CASTER SEMENYA

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A look back at South Africa&#x27;s double Olympic 800-meters track champion Caster Semenya&#x27;s struggles with World Athletics as DSD rules are in focus at the Paris Olympics.The presence at the Paris Olympics of two boxers who were disqualified from last year&#x27;s world champion­ships has revived the discussion over whether athletes with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) should compete in women&#x27;s competition.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/2/explaining-the-olympic-boxing-gender-scandal-1928">READ: Explaining the Olympic boxing gender scandal</a></div>This follows Italian boxer Angela Carini who pulled out of the Paris Olympics on Thursday (August 1) after she sustained a series of crunching blows from her Algerian opponent Imane Khelif, who last year failed a gender eligibility test at the World Championships.Khelif, whose participation in the Games was permitted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and had divided boxers, landed multiple punches in the first 30 seconds before a powerful right to Carini’s nose prompted the Italian to raise her hand and return to her corner.Semenya has unwittingly been at the center of this issue for more than a decade.Over the past couple of years, the governing bodies of athletics, cycling, swimming and rugby union have been tightening their regulations to exclude those with the advantage of going through male puberty from some or all women&#x27;s competition.Semenya has not been allowed to compete in any distance between 400m and the mile since 2018 unless she maintains lower testosterone levels, which requires medication.She appeared at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in May to continue her challenge against World Athletics. The case is still being considered.DSD is a group of rare conditions involving genes, hormones and reproductive organs. Some people with DSD are raised as female but have XY sex chromosomes and blood testosterone levels in the male range.<div>(Sisipho Skweyiya)</div>

A look back at South Africa's double Olympic 800-meters track champion Caster Semenya's struggles with World Athletics as DSD rules are in focus at the Paris Olympics.

A look back at South Africa's double Olympic 800-meters track champion Caster Semenya's struggles with World Athletics as DSD rules are in focus at the Paris Olympics.

A look back at Caster Semenya's struggle with World Athletics as DSD rules in focus at Paris Olympics

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A look back at Caster Semenya's struggle with World Athletics as DSD rules in focus at Paris Olympics

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Published Aug 03, 2024 08:18 AM PHT

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