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South Africa's Caster Semenya has appealed for support in her legal fight against World Athletics' testosterone regulations ahead of ECHR hearing.
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya has made a public appeal for financial assistance to fight the controversial testosterone regulations imposed by World Athletics, as she prepares for a crucial hearing at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) set for May 15.
The South African middle-distance runner, who has been at the center of a protracted legal dispute over the rules requiring female athletes with high natural testosterone levels to take medication, is facing a significant financial hurdle in her quest for justice.
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At a press conference in Johannesburg, the 33-year-old athlete disclosed the financial strains of her legal battle.
"We don't have enough money. We have a lot of experts with us that we have to pay," Semenya revealed, emphasizing the importance of public support in her ongoing fight against what she perceives as discriminatory practices.
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Her legal team, providing their services on a pro bono basis, estimates the cost of the upcoming hearing could reach a staggering 170,000 euros ($198,000).
Semenya's challenge to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), now known as World Athletics, has been a decade-long saga.
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It is centered around the DSD (Differences of Sexual Development) regulations that require athletes like her to artificially lower their testosterone levels to compete in women’s events.
Semenya, who naturally produces a higher level of male sex hormones, has been legally recognized as a woman her entire life and asserts that her "dignity and human rights" have been violated by these regulations.
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The ECHR's Grand Chamber agreed last November to examine Semenya's case, marking a significant step in her legal journey.
Semenya, who clinched Olympic gold in the 800m at both the 2012 London Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, and also secured world titles in 2009, 2011, and 2017, has been forced to compete in the 5,000m, a distance at which she did not reach the final at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene.
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