ZURICH – The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) agreed on Monday to rule on the case of double Olympic 800metres champion Caster Semenya, who has been barred from competing over her refusal to take medication to lower her testosterone levels.
The 32-year-old South African athlete won a long legal battle in July against Switzerland at the Strasbourgbased international court, which ruled she was the victim of discrimination.
But Swiss authorities, supported by World Athletics, had announced their intention to take the matter to the ECHR’s Grand Chamber, whose rulings are binding.
The initial ECHR decision rendered was a narrow majority of four judges to three.
“On 6 November 2023 the case was referred to the Grand Chamber at the Swiss Government’s request,” the ECHR said in a statement, without specifying when the case would be re-examined. – AFP
Semenya case set for final ruling
- November 8, 2023
- 4:10 pm
