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Global court's landmark verdict in gender case shapes women's sports

The Court of Arbitration for Sport's ruling reflects the gulf between competitive sports and modern gender approaches.

South Africa's Caster Semenya wins the women's 800 meter race at Paris 2018.
South Africa's Caster Semenya wins the women's 800 meter race at Paris 2018. (AN/Yann Caradec) 

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AN) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the governing body of track and field's controversial rules for women who naturally produce high levels of testosterone — despite calling them discriminatory.

In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, a panel of judges with the world's top sports court decided two-time Olympic champion middle-distance runner Caster Semenya must use medications that suppress her testosterone output to continue competing.

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