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    Caster Semenya Hopes to 'Run Free' Again After Swiss Supreme Court Offers A Reprieve

    "I hope that following my appeal I will once again be able to run free," the Olympic champion athlete said Monday.
    by Bill Chappell Jun 03, 2019 2 minutes
    Caster Semenya has won a temporary block against regulations that would require her to lower her testosterone levels artificially before being allowed to compete in some races.

    Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET

    Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a rule that kept track star Caster Semenya from competing, saying she should be allowed to race while her appeal proceeds. Track and field's international governing body has said Semenya can't compete in her signature event unless she lowers her testosterone level.

    The Swiss court ruled Monday that Semenya, an Olympic and world champion in the 800

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