Sex Segregation in Sport: A Denial of Rights and Opportunities for Health

Caroline Voyles In April 2019, Caster Semenya, the two-time Olympic champion sprinter from South Africa, lost her appeal with the Court for Arbitration for Sport. The court ruled, with judges voting 2-1, in favor of a cap on testosterone levels for women in elite athletics competition, forcing Semenya to take drugs to artificially lower her testosterone to compete in certain women’s events.1 A number of writers and organizations responding to … Continue reading Sex Segregation in Sport: A Denial of Rights and Opportunities for Health