SA will challenge new rules on hyperandrogenism in athletics as it seeks to keep up double Olympian Caster Semenya’s status as the queen of middle distance athletics, Athletics SA said on Thursday. The body said after a week’s consultation with the country’s sports ministry and Olympic committee, it had found the new regulations skewed. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) last week confirmed new rules, which effectively give Semenya a choice of taking medication to restrict testosterone or moving to longer-distance events. "As a member federation, we will engage the IAAF as our mother body and if they do not change their minds on this new rule after this engagement, we will proceed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for further assistance on the matter," Athletics SA said. But it gave no details on what grounds it would seek to set aside the new rules, which come into effect on November 1 and are likely to affect Semenya. "Athletics SA once again takes t...
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