After more than two months of deliberations, CAS dismisses South African runner Caster Semeneya’s motion to amend proposed rules on female athletes with high levels of testosterone. Critics call the decision ‘shocking’ and ‘dissapointing’.
A global study commissioned by IWG reveals a problematic scenario regarding gender-based violence in sport. While researchers find it a pressing issue, 37% of the participant organisations have not taken action to protect women from that type of violence. Close to one third do not even consider it a problem.
The Australian Human Rights Commission has recently issued a new document to guide sports organisations to respect gender diverse and intersex people within elite and non-elite contexts.
Iranian women will be permitted to enter in Azadi Stadium tonight to watch their national football team playing against Portugal, A Tehran stadium manager said.
Caster Semenya, a South-African middle-distance runner and two-time Olympic champion, will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport questioning the fairness of IAAF´s new rules on women with hyperandrogenism.
This month, the IAAF introduced new regulations establishing specific eligibility criteria for women with hyperandrogenism. The consequent possible exclusion of some female athletes from international competitions has led to a heated debate on the topic.
UNESCO's World Radio Day will, for the first time, focus on the relationship between radio and sports and the impacts on diversity, gender equality and peace development.
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