Casteter semenya, satisfied with ECHR’s judgment even if it does not recognize discrimination

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The South Africa Caster semenyaDouble Olympic Champion to 800 meters, is satisfied with the final sentence of European Human Rights Court (ECHR), although he did not approve the discrimination recognized in a first decision of 2023 ECHR.

“It has been a positive result. It is a notice to the leaders that priority is the protection of athletes“He announced on Thursday to the semenia media, which went to Strasbourg, ECHR’s chief, accompanied by four lawyers, to listen to reading the decision.

The great Ted room is considered that the athlete of South Africa “did not have a fair test” in Switzerland.

South African athlete judge Switzerland for the headquarters of the Sports Arbitration Court (TAS) and the federal court of that country, both opportunities to reject the demands of SemenyaAfter changing the regulations of the International Athletics Federation.

ECHR condemned the small alpine country to pay 80,000 euros to the athlete for judicial coasts and other costs. However, Semenya He did not sing the whole of Victoria, as the ECHR’s great room – a maximum European court examples of 17 judges – did not accept discrimination that the same ECHR for the first time in 2023 was identified in 2023, in a sentence adopted by seven magistrates.

The Great Chamber also did not admit the demand for semeaia in violation of its privacy right or to submit an effective judicial appeal. The Double Olympic Champion (2012, 2016) and Triple World Champion (2009, 2011, 2017) of 800 meters Naturally produces male hormones (hyperandrogenism) with the ability to improve muscle mass and, therefore, physical performance.

The athlete has hardly competed since 2019 for refusing to undergo the treatment required from that year of the International Athletics Federation (World Athletics) to reduce the rate of male hormones.

The sentence ended that Semenya, 34, did not count on Switzerland with “Adequate guarantee of procedure“For senior magistrates, the Swiss Federal Court, whose athlete appealed after the bag,” took limited control “and showed” lack of strictness “when examining the athlete’s appeal against the tas decision.

Source: La Verdad

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