Sport
Athletics
Pearson and Australia's 4x100 women run scorching relay
The Australian women's team ran the fastest relay in almost two decades to ensure qualification for the world championships later this year.
- by John Salvado
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Drugs in sport
Semenya set to sacrifice world title in legal fight against medication
Caster Semenya is ready to sacrifice her 800m world title to mount her next legal fight against the landmark ruling against her on testosterone-reducing drugs.
World records
Guinness denies nurse fastest run title as she didn't wear a dress
British nurse who ran the London Marathon in her uniform says she has been denied a Guinness World Records listing because she was wearing medical scrubs.
- by Deanna Paul
Caster Semenya
Semenya says 'hell no' to taking testosterone medication
The future of double Olympic champion Caster Semenya is in doubt after she ruled out taking medication to lower testosterone levels to comply with new rules.
Gender
Semenya to run final 800 before testosterone-limiting rules imposed
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will run her last 800 metres on Friday before the IAAF imposes new rules limiting testosterone in female athletes.
Analysis
Olympics
Caster Semenya ruling draws line, but equitable finish remains distant
For Caster Semenya, the rules have changed again. But her race is not over.
- by Greg Baum
Mouncey supports testosterone suppression, but not for Semenya
"The difference between her and trans athletes is she was born female, she just happens to have high testosterone levels," says transgender athlete Hannah Mouncey.
- by Michael Gleeson
Gender
Explainer: The science behind the Caster Semenya verdict
The science underpinning the Caster Semenya decision is complicated, raising difficult questions about biology, fairness and gender identity.
Opinion
Discrimination
Semenya verdict is contradictory and ethically troubling
The court's verdict claims to uphold the sanctity of women's sport. In reality, though, it is targeted specifically at Caster Semenya herself.
- by Oliver Brown
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Olympics
Olympic champion Caster Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
The two-time Olympic champion will now be forced to medicate to suppress her testosterone levels if she wants to defend her world title in Doha in September.
- by Nick Said
Running
Diver into third on Australian marathon list
After an outstanding run in the London Marathon, late-blooming runner Sinead Diver is the third-fastest Aussie woman ever over the distance.