South Africa’s Caster Semenya will have to wait until the end of April to hear the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s outcome of her case against the IAAF.
The verdict for Semenya’s case was initially set for March 26, but on Thursday the delay was announced. Semenya and Athletics SA are challenging the IAAF in their plight to limit testosterone levels in female athletes competing in 400 metres to the mile.
The IAAF released the following statement on the matter:
“The arbitration proceedings at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) involving the South African athlete Caster Semenya, Athletics South Africa (ASA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) (collectively, the parties) continue.
“The CAS had initially announced that the final decision would be communicated on 26 March 2019, i.e. 6 months prior to the World Championships in Doha. Since the hearing held in Lausanne, Switzerland, from February 18 to 22, the parties have filed additional submissions and materials and agreed to postpone the issuance of the CAS award until the end of April 2019.
“No specific date has been set yet. The arbitration procedures concern the “IAAF Eligibility Regulations for Female Classification (Athletes with Differences of Sex Development)” that were due to come into effect on November 1, 2018, and which are currently suspended, pending the outcome of the CAS procedures.”
African News Agency