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Europe's top court has ruled that Caster Semenya's right to a fair hearing was violated by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, when she lost a 2023 appeal against World Athletics regulations that effectively barred her from competing.
The double 800m Olympic champion won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights, in her long legal battle over athletics' sex eligibility rules.
Semenya, 34, was born with differences of sexual development (DSD) and has been unable to compete in the 800m since World Athletics brought in rules in 2019, restricting testosterone levels for track events from 400m up to the mile.
The South African middle distance runner believes World Athletics has shown discrimination against athletes with DSD, by insisting they reduce testosterone levels in order to be eligible.
Athletics' governing body insists the rules, which in 2023 were expanded to cover all female track and field events, are needed to ensure fair competition and to protect the female category.
Semenya was the Olympic champion over 800m in 2012 and 2016.
