OP-ED: Arbitration Court subtly rebukes the IAAF and spells out how Caster should fight on By Léa Clérets
. If I had to put it into a theatrical format, I would write a scene where an insurance company employee is telling you, without telling you, how to present your claim for it to be successful. And it gives a very stern reprimand and warning to the IAAF.
The Panel is mindful that, in considering these issues, it is not acting as a policymaker or regulator. It is neither necessary nor appropriate for the Panel to step into the shoes of the IAAF by deciding how it would have approached issues had it been charged with making policies or enacting rules itself
the validity of the IAAF’s Eligibility Regulations for the Female Classification — Athletes with Differences of Sex Development The panel is saying “think big”. Read point 19: So let me summarise. First, everyone agrees that we like the idea of a fair competition. Second, the panel, the IAAF and obviously Semenya and her team agree that the male and female categories don’t achieve the purpose it was rightly designed to address. Third, in Point 14:and Point 26:
Or, the IAAF could, once again, look at reality as it is and lead the way on a topic which isn’t just going to fade away. If you don’t deal with it, it will deal with you. Get your experts thinking on how things could be done differently with the new scientific evidence at hand. Re-think how to aim for fairness through categorisations which are other than a binary division of gender.
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