Semenya rap for rules flout
CASTER SEMENYA says the IAAF failed to observe confidentiality regulations ahead of her appeal hearing yesterday, where she was fighting for her athletics future.
The 800m double Olympic champion from South Africa is seeking to overturn new rules aimed at lowering the testosterone levels of hyperandrogenic athletes.
The appeal, being heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, could be a landmark case for the sport with widereaching consequences.
Semenya, 28, who won gold in London and Rio, believes the IAAF breached confidentiality rules when they released the names of five expert witnesses the governing body will bring to the CAS to testify on their behalf.
“The arbitration proceedings are subject to confidentiality provisions and this information should not have been released,” Semenya’s lawyers said.
“As a matter of fairness Ms Semenya raised this… and has permission to publicly release information responding to the IAAF press release including disclosing the experts who are testifying in support of Ms Semenya.”
A verdict could take up to a month to be reached.