Today CAS released its full (redacted) ruling in @caster800m's appeal of testosterone rules. @iaaforg argued Semenya is "biologically male." Semenya told court, that "hurts more than I can put in words." She also accused #IAAF of using her as a "human guinea pig" and "lab rat."
CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) said "this case involves a collision of scientific, ethical and legal conundrums. It also involves incompatible, competing rights." At issue: should women athletes w/naturally high testosterone have to suppress those levels to compete.
More from CAS ruling: male/female divisio in sport "does not map perfectly onto the diverse spectrum of sex characteristics that exists in human biology." But CAS agrees w/#IAAF that testosterone gives an "insuperable advantage"; rules are "necessary, reasonable, proportionate."
Semenya told the court her case "is not just about the right to participate in sport. It is about the right to be human." She said the relentless public scrutiny of her body over the years has caused her "immense pain and suffering."
CAS ruled against Semenya, but the Swiss Federal Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the hormone regulations. You can read the full 163 page CAS ruling here:
tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user…
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