WorldSmall plane crashes in Dubai killing three Britons, one South African: statement
South African government says appeal coming in Semenya case
The South African government says there will be an appeal against the Caster Semenya ruling.The sports ministry says Athletics South Africa, the country's track and field body, will appeal the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.Athletics South Africa was one of two parties alongside Semenya to challenge the IAAF's testosterone regulations at the Swiss-based sports court. ASA declined to comment on a possible appeal and Semenya's lawyers have not announced an appeal.The IAAF won the CAS case and last week rules came into effect requiring Semenya and other female athletes with high levels of natural testosterone to lower them to be eligible to compete in certain events.
© 2016 EyesWideOpen DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 17: Skyline of Dubai, with skyscrapers Burj Khalifa (828m), Princess Tower, 23 Marina, W Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai 1 + 2, Emirates Office Tower, The Torch, seen from departure of a Airbus A380 at Dubai International Airport on December 17, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images) DUBAI (Reuters) - A small plane crashed south of Dubai airport killing three Britons and one South African, the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement on Thursday.
The four-seat plane, a DA42 registered in the United Kingdom, was on a mission to calibrate terrestrial navigation systems at the airport, the statement said.
An investigation is underway. Air traffic at the airport has returned to normal, it said.
(Reporting By Ahmed Tolba, writing by Stephen Kalin; Editing by Janet Lawrence)
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