Tag: Caster Semenya
ATHLETICS Panorama: Semenya on Semenya: “I keep training. I keep running.”
After her 30th straight victory in the 800 m in a dominant 1:54.99, South Africa’s Caster Semenya gave a short interview for international television....
ATHLETICS: Eight world leaders, including 1:54.98 for Semenya, in Diamond League opener in Doha
In front of a tiny crowd in the Khalifa International Stadium, the IAAF’s Diamond League opener for 2019 showcased a brilliant set of events,...
LANE ONE: The Court of Arbitration’s decision against Caster Semenya was about biology, not...
Every law school student hears, early in their first year of classes, that “hard cases make bad law.”
The narrative of a particular case, the...
ATHLETICS Panorama: Semenya jumps into Diamond League 800 m in Doha
She wasn’t entered in the entry lists posted on Tuesday, but a day after losing her request for arbitration against the female eligibility rules...
THE BIG PICTURE: Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds IAAF regulations on applicable levels...
The Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed the requests for arbitration by Athletics South Africa and two-time Olympic 800 m champion Caster...
ATHLETICS: Semenya vs. IAAF decision delayed until end of April
The Court of Arbitration for Sport posted a notice on Friday that its decision in the South African challenge to the International Association of...
THE BIG PICTURE: Newspaper story ignites forthcoming hearing on IAAF’s regulations on female athletes
The question of whether and how the IAAF can regulate the definition of “women” in track & field is now at the boiling point,...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Friday, 18 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of the week (so far) in the turbulent world of international...
ATHLETICS Panorama: Six win streaks of note carry into 2019, and is the IAAF...
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) pays a lot of attention to statistics and it’s good that they do. Because of it, they...
LANE ONE: Ready for chaos? This might be the year for it in Olympic...
If you thought 2018 was a rough year for the Olympic Movement, in board rooms, courtrooms and the halls of the U.S. Congress, get...
LANE ONE: The most interesting U.S. athletes and team to watch in 2019?
There will be plenty of off-the-field antics to follow in 2019, like doping and the continuing fallout from the Larry Nassar scandal, but how...
THE BIG PICTURE: IAAF stays femininity regs until Court review is completed
The International Assn. of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Athletics South Africa have agreed that the implementation of the IAAF’s new Eligibility Regulations for the...
ATHLETICS: Semenya’s 2:30.70 at ISTAF Berlin is no. 5 ever
After seeing a crowd of more than 45,500 attend the annual ISTAF Berlin meeting in the historic Olympiastadion, it’s hard to understand why this...
THE BIG PICTURE: Remember Dutee Chand?
Does the name Dutee Chand ring a bell?
If not, remember that she is the Indian sprinter who filed the action against the International Association...
ATHLETICS: Doping positive vs. Savinova upheld by CAS
The appeal of Russian 800 m runner Maria Savinova (now Farnosova), the 2011 World Champion in Daegu (KOR), from a doping positive was dismissed...
Are we making progress? Doping tests up, positives down in 2017
TSX HEADLINES – for August 6, 2018: The World Anti-Doping Agency has published its report on worldwide testing for performance-enhancing drugs and, at least...
Are we making progress? Doping tests up, positives down in 2017
TSX HEADLINES – for August 6, 2018: The World Anti-Doping Agency has published its report on worldwide testing for performance-enhancing drugs and, at least...
Would you turn down an Olympic Games if it cost you nothing?
TSX HEADLINES – for July 2, 2018: In the coming months, southern Austrian voters will likely be asked this question: do you want to...
Would you turn down an Olympic Games if it cost you nothing?
TSX HEADLINES – for July 2, 2018: In the coming months, southern Austrian voters will likely be asked this question: do you want to...
Is Paris 2024 preparing to burn itself at the stake?
TSX HEADLINES – for June 20, 2018: Screaming headlines declared that the Paris 2024 organizers are aiming to impact France in a huge way,...
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