IAAF Hyperandrogenism Regulations (suspended 2015) and Caster Semenya’s case

Here you can download the original IAAF documents on Hyperandrogenism Regulations (they have been taken off website since suspension of regulation in July 2015 following CAS ruling)

IAAF guidelines Eligibility Hyperandrogenism May 2011

IAAF Hyperandrogenism Regulations – Appendices

Some of my recent academic work can be found here:

• Camporesi S (2017) “Who is a sportswoman?” AEON essay https://aeon.co/essays/sports-culture-binds-us-to-gender-binaries-this-is-unfair 
• Camporesi S, Maugeri P (2016), “Unfair Advantages and the Myth of the Level Playing Field in IAAF and IOC Policies on Hyper-Androgenism: When is it fair to be a woman?” in Olivesi A & Montanola S (editors) Gender Testing in Sport: Ethics, Cases and Controversies Routledge [email me for chapter and postface to volume]
• Camporesi S (2015), Ethics of Regulating Competition for Women with Hyperandrogenism. Clinics in Sports Medicine 35(2): 293-301 http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26832978 [email me for pdf article]
• Karkazis, K., Jordan-Young, R., Davis, G., & Camporesi, S. (2012). Out of bounds? A critique of the new policies on hyperandrogenism in elite female athletes. The American Journal of Bioethics, 12(7), 3-16. http://www.bioethics.net/articles/out-of-bounds-a-critique-of-the-new-policies-on-hyperandrogenism-in-elite-female-athletes/ [open access]

Op-eds can be found here:

• Camporesi S (2015) Clear Skies Overhead for Dutee Chand, but Clouds Loom in the Horizon. Huff Post Sports July 30^th http://www.huffingtonpost.com/silvia-camporesi/clear-skies-overhead-for-_b_7896924.html
• Camporesi S (2015) The Burden of Proving Femininity in Athletics: Why Dutee Chand Should Be Allowed to Compete. Huff Post Sports March 25th http://www.huffingtonpost.com/silvia-camporesi/the-burden-of-proving-femininity-in-athletics_b_6940562.html

• Camporesi S (2012), Caster Semenya and Athletic Excellence – A critique of Olympic sex testing http://somatosphere.net/2012/07/caster-semenya-and-athletic-excellence-a-critique-of-olympic-sex-testing.html

And you can find some of my early academic work on Caster Semenya here:

• Camporesi Karkazis OP_ED_MercuryNews 2011
• Camporesi S, Maugeri P (2010). “Caster Semenya: sport, categories and the creative role of ethics.” Journal of Medical Ethics 36, no. 6 (2010): 378-379. http://jme.bmj.com/content/36/6/378.short [email me for pdf article]

My work on Caster Semenya has been quoted in mainstream media and other professional outlets. In 2016:

• CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/12/health/testosterone-and-hyperandrogenism-in-female-athletes/index.html
• Newsweek:http://europe.newsweek.com/why-caster-semenya-and-dutee-chand-deserve-compete-rio-2016-488958?rm=eu
• Los Angeles Daily Newshttp://www.dailynews.com/sports/20160731/wave-of-controversy-surrounds-track-star-caster-semenya
• International Bar Association http://www.ibanet.org/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleUid=4887edb3-28e2-4546-be2f-6e5f14b7e61f
• Cape Talk Radio:http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/16007/hyperandrogenic-athletes-don-t-have-competitive-advantage-expert