This archive report was first published on 2 August 2019.
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will not defend her 800m title at the World Championships in Doha in September, after a Swiss judge overruled a temporary suspension on the IAAF's controversial testosterone-curbing rules.
According to her representatives, the ruling means Semenya can no longer compete in events between the 400m and mile, as she did in June and July.
The World Championships are scheduled to take place between September 28 and October 6 in the Qatari capital.
"I am very disappointed to be kept from defending my hard-earned title, but this will not deter me from continuing my fight for the human rights of all of the female athletes concerned," said Semenya, a two-time Olympic gold medallist.
On Monday, a single judge of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court reversed prior rulings that had temporarily suspended the IAAF regulations pending the outcome of Semenya's appeal against the CAS award.
"In this latest decision, the Supreme Court emphasised the strict requirements and high thresholds for the interim suspension of CAS awards and found that these were not fulfilled," her representatives said.
Lawyer Dorothee Schramm added that the judge had made a "procedural decision" that has no impact on the appeal itself.
"We will continue to pursue Caster's appeal and fight for her fundamental human rights. A race is always decided at the finish line," Semenya's representatives said.
