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Alan Hubbard: Semenya deserves great sympathy but so do those who do not possess an advantage

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I confess an acute dilemma both morally and mentally over the case of Caster Semenya, the South African runner who has become embroiled in one of the most vexed and complex arguments sport has ever known.

their naturally higher counts.International Association of Athletics Federations President Sebastian Coe

claim discriminate against Caster Semenya, implemented ©Getty ImagesBut the IAAF, led by President Lord Coe


Casado, Watanabe and De Vos elected to ASOIF Council

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Marisol Casado, Morinari Watanabe and Ingmar De Vos have been elected to the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations' (ASOIF) Council here today.

Uğur Erdener is vice-president.International Association of Athletics Federation President Sebastien Coe


World Medical Association calls on members not to implement IAAF regulations following Semenya CAS verdict

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The World Medical Association (WMA) has urged its members not to administer drugs which lower the level of testosterone in female athletes with differences in sexual development to bring them in line with controversial International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) regulations.

necessary, reasonable and proportionate"” to protect the fairness of women's sport.IAAF President Sebastian Coe


Former world champions O'Sullivan and McColgan among those to express support for CAS decision on Semenya case

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Scotland’s Liz McColgan and Ireland’s Sonia O'Sullivan are among those to have expressed support for the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) controversial decision on the landmark case involving Caster Semenya and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). 

IAAF President Sebastian Coe welcomed CAS's decision when speaking at a news conference prior to tomorrow's

Coe, who declined to answer a question about why other genetic advantages are not regulated, said there


Mike Rowbottom: The IAAF and Caster Semenya – a conundrum; a tragedy

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There’s no feeling of triumph in International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) circles in the wake of yesterday’s landmark ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport supporting their "eligibility regulations for the female classification for athletes with differences of sex development".

pieces that still lie awkwardly on the periphery.Were he minded to do so, the IAAF President Sebastian Coe


Semenya loses landmark legal case against IAAF over testosterone rules

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Caster Semenya has lost her landmark case against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), meaning she will have to take medication to reduce her testosterone if she wants to continue running on the world stage.

The IAAF, whose President is Sebastian Coe, claimed Caster Semenya and other female runners with high

witnesses the next day.ASA then accused the IAAF of breaking rules once again after President Sebastian Coe

another title or another medal or break another record in our sport," he said.Semenya’s lawyers said Coe


Seven International Federation Presidents jostle for three places on ASOIF Council

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Seven candidates will seek to secure places on the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations' (ASOIF) Council when the body hosts its General Assembly at SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit.

members.The composition is completed by International Association of Athletics Federation President Sebastien Coe


Landmark Semenya verdict to be announced on Wednesday

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced the verdict in the landmark case between Caster Semenya and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will be published on Wednesday (May 1).

accused the IAAF of breaking rules related to the case earlier this month.IAAF President Sebastian Coe

witnesses the next day.ASA then accused the IAAF of breaking rules once again after President Sebastian Coe

another medal or break another record in our sport,” he was quoted as saying.Semenya’s lawyers said Coe



Jamaica top medals table for 35th straight year at CARIFTA Games

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Jamaica swept the podium in all four 4x100 metres relay races as the country topped the medals table for a 35th consecutive year at the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Games in the Cayman Islands.

bronze, respectively.International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe

CARIFTA Games, your historic contribution to the development of athletics is unquestionable," said Coe


Philip Barker: Giving athletes a voice – the birth and growth of the Athletes' Commission

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The latest International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Forum held in Lausanne this past week was claimed to be the biggest ever with some 350 participants drawn from across the world of sport.

The chairman of the working group was Olympic 1500m champion Sebastian Coe.

Coe and Bach sat down with Kenya’s double middle-distance gold medallist Kip Keino and Russian ice hockey

set up in the wake of the Salt Lake City scandal signalled another important development.Sebastian Coe


Malboum re-elected Confederation of African Athletics President as Tuwei becomes vice-president

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Hamad Kalkaba Malboum has been re-elected Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) President after he comfortably defeated challenger Amara Khaled at the organisation's Congress in Abidjan.

unopposed.He will serve as a vice-president under Malboum for the next four years.Tuwei recently met Coe

held each season from 14 to 13.During the meeting at the World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Coe


Hansen re-elected as European Athletics President as Alexander becomes only second female vice-president in EA history

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Svein Arne Hansen was re-elected unopposed for another four years as European Athletics (EA) President today as the 26th EA Congress in Prague voted in a record number of female Council members – including Britain’s Cherry Alexander, who became one of three vice-presidents.

Athletics, you are,” he said.The Congress opened with a welcome message from IAAF President Sebastian Coe

“You have made the reforms that we have made to our sport in recent years come to life," said Coe."


IAAF clears Coe of misleading Parliament over knowledge of Russian doping

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Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has closed an ethics investigation into President Sebastian Coe

evidence of a potential breach of the Code of Ethics" by Coe.Commenting on the closure of the case, Coe

Members of Parliament asked Sebastian Coe about an email he forwarded on without reading, containing

"these are matters of the greatest seriousness and affect the reputation of both the IAAF and Lord Coe

".The section of the report on athletics and the IAAF focuses on the period when Coe was vice-president

into whether Coe’s conduct had violated its own regulations.In its decision today, the Board stated Coe