scholarly journals KIEDY KOBIECOŚĆ NIE JEST OCZYWISTA – KONTROWERSJE WOKÓŁ PŁCI ZAWODNICZEK W KONTEKŚCIE IGRZYSK OLIMPIJSKICH

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-160
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Pawlak-Hejno
Keyword(s):  
Caster Semenya

Celem artykułu jest retoryczna analiza przekazów medialnych na temat Caster Semenyi opublikowanych w serwisach sportowych: sport.pl [3]przeglądsportowy.pl [4] oraz sportowe fakty.pl [5]. W 2009 roku namistrzostwach świata w Berlinie, lekkoatletka wygrała bieg na 800 m,znacznie wyprzedzając rywalki. Sukces biegaczki został przyćmionyprzez kontrowersje wokół jej płci i konieczność poddania siętestom, które miały potwierdzić czy Caster Semenya może startować razem z kobietami. Przypadek zawodniczki wzbudził duże zainteresowanienie tylko mediów, ale także naukowców, którzy analizowali dyskurswokół jej postaci z różnych perspektyw. W historii polskiego sportutakże dwukrotnie zanegowano płeć biegaczek: Stanisławy Walasiewiczowny i Ewy Kłobukowskiej. Artykuł ma odpowiedź na pytanie: w jaki sposób prezentowane są kontrowersje wokół Caster Semenyi w elektronicznych mediach sportowych oraz jak w ramach tego dyskursu profilowane są historie Polek, których płeć także zanegowano.

Of Athletes, Bodies, and Rules: Making Sense of Caster Semenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 644-660
Author(s):  
Matteo Winkler ◽  
Giovanna Gilleri
Keyword(s):  
Making Sense ◽  
Caster Semenya

AbstractThis article aims to systematically deconstruct four distinct narratives derived from the case of Caster Semenya v. IAAF (Court of Arbitration for Sport).

scholarly journals What Does it Mean to be a Woman in Sports? An Analysis of the Jurisprudence of the Court of Arbitration for Sport

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-411
Author(s):  
Lena Holzer
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Sports Law ◽  
Legal Studies ◽  
Caster Semenya ◽  
History Of ◽  
Scientific Dispute ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Definition Of

ABSTRACT This article explores the definition of ‘sportswoman’ as put forward in the Caster Semenya case (2019) and the Dutee Chand case (2015) before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). It analyses the structural and discursive factors that made it possible for the CAS to endorse a definition that reduces sex and gender to a matter concerning testosterone. By relying on the concept of intersectionality and analytical sensibilities from Critical Legal Studies, the article shows that framing the cases as a matter of scientific dispute, instead of as concerning human rights, significantly influenced the CAS decisions. Moreover, structural elements of international sports law, such as the lack of knowledge of human rights among CAS arbitrators and a history of institutionalising gendered and racialised body norms through sporting regulations, further aided the affirmation of the ‘testosterone rules’.

scholarly journals When does an advantage become unfair? Empirical and normative concerns in Semenya’s case

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 700-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Camporesi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
International Association ◽  
Level Playing Field ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
The Past ◽  
First Case ◽  
Caster Semenya ◽  
Stable Norm ◽  
Fundamental Tension

There is a fundamental tension in many sports: human sex is not binary, but there are only two categories in which people can compete: male and female. Over the past 10 years, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) regulations have been at the centre of two notable legal disputes. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reached two contradictory rulings: in the first case (Dutee Chand vs Athletics Federation India and IAAF), the IAAF regulations for the eligibility of athletes to compete in the female category were suspended (24 July 2015) on grounds of "discrimination against the female category"; in the latter (Caster Semenya and Athletics South Africa vs IAAF), the regulations were reaffirmed (1 May 2019) on grounds that although discriminatory, they are necessary to maintain a "level playing field" and to “protect” the female category. Although Semenya’s case has paved the way for questioning existing gender norms in sport, a new stable norm has yet to emerge from her case. The pharmacological solution put forward by IAAF to the tension between fairness and inclusivity of bodies non-conforming to two sexes is not, however, the only possible solution/resolution to the case, as I aim to show in this paper. Here I present some reflections on this topic and suggest how CAS should approach the case if it hopes to resolve it.

The accidental celebritisation of Caster Semenya

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Caster Semenya

The unexpected body: From Sara Baartman to Caster Semenya

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Skare Orgeret
Keyword(s):  
Caster Semenya
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