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Europe court says Semenya's gender eligibility trial wasn't fair

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South Africa's double Olympic champion Caster Semenya looks on as she sits for the start of her hearing at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, eastern France, on May 15, 2024. [AFP]

A top European court ruled Thursday that the Swiss judiciary did not give double Olympic champion Caster Semenya a fair trial when she contested a rule forcing her to lower her testosterone levels to be able to compete as a woman.

However, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in its final decision, said it could not determine whether or not the South African runner had suffered discrimination.

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