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Cape Town - Some of the world’s elite runners are considering boycotting races if Caster Semenya is permitted to take part in women’s events after the resolution of her protracted sex-test case, according to a report in The Times of London.
The South African has not competed since her sex became a source of global debate after winning the 800m world title in Berlin last August, but she has said that she will return to action on June 24 in Zaragoza, Spain.
She is not barred by the IAAF, the world governing body, while she remains in limbo, but the view of some of her peers suggests that her comeback will be laced with difficulties.
Jenny Meadows, the Briton who took the bronze in Berlin, has been one of few athletes to back Semenya. “If I’m on the start line and she is in the race, I would just get on with it,” she said. “But others have said they won’t run. You have to trust the IAAF to take the decision out of the athletes’ hands. I got the right medal in Berlin and I feel sorry for Caster. I can’t believe it’s still going on after nine months.”
The South African has not competed since her sex became a source of global debate after winning the 800m world title in Berlin last August, but she has said that she will return to action on June 24 in Zaragoza, Spain.
She is not barred by the IAAF, the world governing body, while she remains in limbo, but the view of some of her peers suggests that her comeback will be laced with difficulties.
Jenny Meadows, the Briton who took the bronze in Berlin, has been one of few athletes to back Semenya. “If I’m on the start line and she is in the race, I would just get on with it,” she said. “But others have said they won’t run. You have to trust the IAAF to take the decision out of the athletes’ hands. I got the right medal in Berlin and I feel sorry for Caster. I can’t believe it’s still going on after nine months.”
