Sports
South African runner Caster Semenya announced that she has signed with a women’s soccer team, but made it clear she is not giving up on track and field.
Sept. 9, 2019
One of South Africa’s most talented athletes fights to stay on the track.
March 9, 2020
Opinion
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday turned down an appeal from South African track star Caster Semenya.
May 3, 2019
Elite athletes depend on natural physical gifts that endow them with various combinations of strength, balance, flexibility and speed, honed by endless hours of training.
A day after losing a historic court decision, Caster Semenya hinted at early retirement on social media but was also entered to compete at a professional track meet in Qatar.
May 2, 2019
Music
As one of the so-called groupies integral to the ‘60s and ‘70s rock scene, Cynthia Albritton gained fame by casting phalluses of her musical heroes.
April 22, 2022
Olympics
Caster Semenya has won a temporary victory in her fight against a new track federation rule that would force her to take hormone-altering medication if she wants to continue racing.
June 3, 2019
A Swiss court reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed Caster Semenya to compete while appealing a rule that would force her to take hormone-suppressing medication.
July 30, 2019
An international court has announced it will render its much-awaited ruling in the Caster Semenya case Wednesday, determining if track officials can enforce severe restrictions on female runners who have naturally high testosterone levels.
April 29, 2019
The gender of Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting have been unfairly questioned. They are women -- and always have been. The false rumors and nastiness about them on social media are unconscionable
Aug. 6, 2024