Athletic hormone high-restricted land-based Semenya player to the soccer challenge September 7 at 11:11
South African caster Semenya, who is restricted from participating in international track and field events as a female player because of her high male sex hormone, signed a contract with a local women's soccer club.
Semenya is a 800-meter gold medalist for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Women's Track and Field, and has a high constitution of “testosterone”, a kind of male hormone.
Ingestion of “testosterone” is prohibited by anti-doping regulations, but even if the constitution is high and the value is high, in order to participate in the international competition as a female athlete, it is stipulated that it is lowered to a certain value by taking medicine etc. I made it mandatory.
Semenya, who was unable to participate in the international tournament, complained that the rule was discrimination and appealed to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, but it was rejected, showing his intention to abandon participation in the World Championship opening this month It was.
Under such circumstances, a South African girl soccer club announced that it had signed a contract with Semenya on the 6th.
According to the team, Semenya was practicing soccer every day when he was a child, so he will practice in the team for the next season.
Semenya commented on the team's homepage that he is looking forward to this new trip and wanting to contribute to the team as much as possible. It is reported with surprise in the media.