The Supreme Court of Switzerland has questioned the athlete's future by rejecting a petition filed by two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya regarding the high testosterone level. Semenya lost her long legal battle against the Limited Testosterone Rule for Women in Track and Field before the Sports Tribunal, which was challenged by the South African athlete in the Supreme Court.
The Swiss court has upheld the decision of the Sports Arbitration. The tribunal had justified the instructions of the governing body of athletics, which affects female runners who differ in sexual development. This new decision means that if Semenya does not approve of lowering her testosterone level through drugs or operations, then she will not be able to defend the 800-meter gold medal in Olympic sports to be held in Tokyo next year.
The 29-year-old South African player denied the allegations and reiterated her stand on Tuesday through her advocate. She said, "I am very disappointed by this ruling, but refuse to let World Athletics drug me or stop me from being who I am. Excluding women athletes or putting our health in jeopardy only because our natural ability does not put world athletics on the right side of history".
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