Runner out of worlds over hormone dispute

Caster Semenya won’t defend her title in the 800 meters at the world track championships this fall after a Swiss court overturned a temporary ruling that allowed her to compete in international events without taking testosteronesuppressing drugs.

Semenya, a two-time Olympic champion in the 800, is locked in a court battle with the IAAF, track and field’s governing body, over rules that require her to take the drugs to counter her naturally high testosterone levels. On Tuesday, a judge from the Swiss Federal Supreme Court reversed a June ruling that had temporarily thrown out the IAAF regulations upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport while her appeal is pending.

Semenya, a 28-year-old from South Africa, was legally classified as female at birth and has identified as female her whole life. She was born with the typical male XY chromosome pattern and a condition that results in male and female biological characteristics and testosterone higher than the typical female range.

The IAAF has argued that athletes with her condition are “biologically male,” an assertion that Semenya calls “deeply hurtful.”

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Tennis: Asia Muhammad won her singles match 5-3 and teamed with Matt Reid for a 5-3 win in mixed doubles to give the Vegas Rollers a 22-18 victory over theorlandostorminaworld Teamtennis match at Orleans Arena.