CAS ARBITRATION: CASTER SEMENYA, ATHLETICS SOUTH AFRICA (ASA)
AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETICS FEDERATIONS (IAAF):
PLANNING UPDATE
Lausanne, 21 March 2019 – The arbitration proceedings at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
involving the South African athlete Caster Semenya, Athletics South Africa (ASA) and the
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) (collectively, the parties) continue. The
CAS had initially announced that the final decision would be communicated on 26 March 2019, i.e. 6
months prior to the World Championships in Doha.
Since the hearing held in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 18 to 22 February 2019, the parties have filed
additional submissions and materials and agreed to postpone the issuance of the CAS award until the
end of April 2019. No specific date has been set yet.
The arbitration procedures concern the "IAAF Eligibility Regulations for Female Classification
(Athletes with Differences of Sex Development)" that were due to come into effect on 1 November
2018 and which are currently suspended, pending the outcome of the CAS procedures.
CAS
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