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Mr. 3000

In this Monday, Oct. 15, 2018
file photo Caster Semenya,
the current 800-meter Olym-
pic gold and world champion
from South Africa, and the lat-
est recipient of the Wilma Ru-
dolph Courage Award, listens
during an interview, in New
York.
Associated Press

Olympic

runner

Semenya

loses

fight over

testosterone

rules

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
GENEVA (AP) — The sports
world's highest court ruled
Wednesday that Olympic
gold medalist Caster Se-
menya and other female
runners like her with unusu-
ally high testosterone must
take medication to reduce
their levels of the male sex
hormone if they want to
compete in certain events
— a landmark decision
with far-reaching ramifi-
cations for other women's
sports.
In a 2-1 ruling, the Court
of Arbitration for Sport up-
held proposed rules issued
by track's governing body, Yankees' Sabathia becomes 17th
the IAAF, saying that they
are discriminatory but that pitcher with 3,000 strikeouts
"such discrimination is a
necessary, reasonable
and proportionate means" New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia throws to an Arizona Diamondbacks batter during the fifth inning of a baseball
of "preserving the integrity game Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Phoenix.
of female athletics." Associated Press
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