Caster Semenya

Caster Semenya is Finally Speaking for Herself

In her new memoir, ‘The Race to be Myself,' the South African Olympian, who has been banned from racing because…

6 months ago

Caster Semenya out of world 5,000m as Coe signals tougher female sport rules

Caster Semenya’s first appearance in the world championships since 2017 saw her knocked out without fuss or fanfare after finishing…

2 years ago

Semenya says she offered to show track officials her body

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she offered to show her vagina to athletics officials when she was just 18…

2 years ago

Olympic Runner Caster Semenya Wants To Compete, Not Defend Her Womanhood

Under the rules, Semenya and other female athletes who refuse to lower their naturally high testosterone levels are barred from…

3 years ago

The Clock Ticks on Caster Semenya’s Olympic Career

Whether or not she qualifies for the Tokyo Games, the South African runner will have provoked an important debate about…

3 years ago

Caster Semenya fails to clock Olympic qualifying time in Pretoria 5000m race

Caster Semenya won the South African 5000m title in Pretoria in April, but she is yet to post an Olympic…

3 years ago

Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s critics couch misogynoir in the language of ‘equality’

Like a true champion, Semenya knows this fight is about more than herself or Olympic gold. It’s about women’s freedom…

3 years ago

Caster Semenya Is Barred From Her Best Race. But She Won’t Give Up On Tokyo

Caster Semenya’s fight continues. In Feb, the South African runner filed an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights,…

3 years ago

Caster Semenya fight against testosterone rule is ‘for all women’

Lawyer Gregory Nott says World Athletics ruling barring Semenya from competing in certain track events because of her high natural…

3 years ago