"CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field, her lawyers said Thursday, despite winning a ruling at the European Court of Human Rights in July that appeared to have reignited one of sports' most contentious cases. Patrick Bracher, a lawyer for Semenya, said in an email"
"Semenya is a two-time Olympic gold medallist in the 800 meters from South Africa who has been banned from running in her favorite race at major international meets like the Olympics and world championships since 2019 because she refused to follow the rules and take medication to artificially reduce her hormone levels. Since 2018, she has taken her legal battle against the rules enforced"
Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field and will not appeal to the Swiss supreme court. Her lawyer Patrick Bracher said the challenge reached the highest possible court with a successful outcome and will not be taken further. Semenya has been banned from the 800 meters at major international meets since 2019 after refusing to take medication to reduce hormone levels. She pursued appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the Swiss Federal Tribunal, and the European Court of Human Rights found the Swiss tribunal had not provided a fair hearing. Semenya, now 34, has moved into coaching and her competitive career effectively ended.
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