Lerato Mbhiza
THE Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) reached an agreement on Monday to rule on the case of double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya, who has been barred from competing because she refuses to take medication to lower her testosterone levels.
The 32-year-old athlete won a long legal battle in July against Switzerland at the Strasbourg-based international court, which ruled she was the victim of discrimination.
But Swiss authorities, supported by World Athletics, had said they intended taking the matter to the ECHR’s Grand Chamber, whose rulings are binding.
“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.
Semenya, who is classed as having “differences in sexual development (DSD)” but has always been legally identified as female, has refused to take drugs
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