Caster Semenya at the 2017 World Athletics Championships, London. Hugo Philpott / UPI / Alamy Stock Photo July 14, 2023 Caster Semenya’s legal victory is significant for human rights, but doesn’t necessarily mean she’ll be able to compete again – here’s why Eleanor Drywood, University of Liverpool The judgment is a watershed moment for the relationship between sport and human rights.
Lamine Diack during the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships, Beijing 2015. Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images for IAAF December 7, 2021 Lamine Diack made Africa visible in global sport, but dashed hopes Claude Boli, De Montfort University Lamine Diack’s life revolved around politics and sports.
Beatrice Masilingi (left) celebrates with her Namibian teammate and silver medal winner Christine Mboma at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images August 6, 2021 Olympics: Namibia’s sprinters highlight a flawed testosterone testing system Nana Adom - Aboagye, Stellenbosch University The controversy over female athletes being tested for testosterone levels is not just a contested scientific issue but also one of human rights.