Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Saturday he had sympathy for Caster Semenya bu...
SYDNEY - Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Saturday he had sympathy for Caster Semenya but respected the Court of Arbitration for Sport ’s decision that means the South African athlete will have to reduce her testosterone levels to compete.
“First of all I must say I have a lot of sympathy for Caster Semenya over this decision,” the International Olympic Committee president said at the Australian Olympic Committee annual general meeting. “The IOC respects CAS decisions, as we always do ... but from a human point of view, yes, I have sympathy for her.”
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