Yesterday, the South Gauteng High Court found in favour of Laraine Lane, one of the Athletics SA (ASA) board members suspended shortly after the fiasco. The full board, including its president, Leonard Chuene, was suspended in November 2009 for bringing ASA and the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) into disrepute relating to Semenya's treatment. Since then, Lane has fought to clear her name, claiming she was suspended because she supported Semenya competing as a woman at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009. The report notes ASA and Sascoc opposed the court bid. The court not only found that the decision to suspend Lane should be set aside, but it also held that an earlier court decision in an urgent attempt by Chuene to halt disciplinary proceedings against him was clearly wrong. The court took into account that Lane was never warned that her board membership was on the line and was not given a chance to persuade Sascoc not to suspend her. The court ruled that Lane could participate in any sporting and athletics activities under Sascoc's jurisdiction, including standing for and holding office. According to the report, Sascoc said later it planned to seek leave to appeal against the judgment as it believed the court had erred. Full report in The Herald (subscription needed)