Caster Semenya celebrated a partial victory in her case concerning the eligibility of athletes with differences of sexual development. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Swiss Federal Supreme Court had violated her right to a fair hearing. Semenya, born with DSD and having higher testosterone levels, has been unable to compete since 2019. Following allegations of discrimination against World Athletics' rules, the case escalated from the Court of Arbitration for Sport to the ECHR, which highlighted shortcomings in the protection of her rights in the prior proceedings.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Swiss Federal Supreme Court violated Caster Semenya's right to a fair hearing when she lost an appeal against eligibility rules.
World Athletics announced rule changes to testosterone levels in April 2018, becoming effective for races from 400m to the mile in 2019, which Semenya claimed were discriminatory.
Semenya stated, "This is a reminder to the leaders that athletes need to be protected. Before we can regulate, we have to respect athletes and put their rights first."
The ECHR found that the Court of Arbitration for Sport had failed to provide Semenya the right to a fair hearing under Article Six of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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