Semenya, World Aquatics "Open" category and amendments to the Olympic Charter. Is sport moving towards more effective protection of human rights and gender equality?

The paper focuses on the protection of human rights of non-binary athletes (transgender athletes and athletes with sex variations). Starting from the Semenya case and the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, the Author analyses the most recent initiatives adopted by the sports movement, i.e. International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Federations (IFs). In particular, the Author underlines the complexity of the issue at hand and the importance of tackling it with an approach free from any ideological prejudice.