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Court Rules Female Athletes Must Suppress Testosterone Levels to Compete

| May 1st, 2019

Today, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled to uphold a controversial International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rule that restricts testosterone levels in runners, specifically female runners, through the use of testosterone suppressing medication. The court ruled that the rule is discriminatory, but “such discrimination is a necessary, reasonable, and proportionate means of […]

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Discriminatory IAAF Rule to Monitor Female Athletes’ Testosterone Levels

| March 26th, 2019

The British Medical Journal has released a study stating that the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) rule requiring women track runners with five nanomoles per liter of testosterone in them to take hormonal treatment is not scientifically accurate. The IAAF have delayed the implementation of this rule after a South African runner, Caster Semenya, […]