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Caster Semenya Cleared to Run After Gender Test
By not in system - AOL News(July 6) -- South African runner Caster Semenya , who has been sidelined for nearly a year as officials conducted a gender verification test, has been cleared to resume her track career, the sport's governing body announced on Tuesday. ...
Caster Semenya Heads Back to the Track, Without IAAF Backing
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyAfter several months of waiting for test results to determine her gender, record-breaking South African runner Caster Semenya has announced that she plans to return to the track -- with or without the go-ahead from the International Association of Athletics Federation. "I hereby publicly announce my return to athletics competitions," Semenya said in a statement, calling the highly publicized speculation about her gender an infringement "not only my rights as an athlete but also my fundamental and human rights, including my rights to dignity and privacy." ...
Caster Semenya 'Like a Raped Person'
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyRia's troubling recent post about the (possibly) intersexual South African runner Caster Semenya echoed again when I read that the athletically gifted teenager is on a suicide watch after her humiliating and very personal health information was leaked from an investigation by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The South African Sports Minister hinted at possible legal action against the IAAF, saying, "She is still a girl." ...
Caster Semenya Is a Woman, Tests or No Tests
By Ria Misra - Politics Daily"She may be a hermaphrodite, but so what? She is still a girl." Those were the words of South African Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile, who last week demanded that the International Association of Athletics Federations apologize for violating runner Caster Semenya's privacy in the face of widespread, but unconfirmed, reports that the results of her gender test had been leaked to the media. In August, Semenya won the women's 800-meter gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. But upon her victory, the 18-year-old South African runner came under scrutiny by competitors, who ...
Tests Allegedly Reveal Runner Caster Semenya Is a Hermaphrodite
By Mark Hasty - AOL NewsAfter easily winning gold in the women's 800 meter race at August's World Championships in Berlin, South Africa's Caster Semenya found herself the target of allegations that she was not actually a woman. At the time, International Amateur Athletics Federation officials were quick to note that Semenya was undergoing gender testing, but the results would take a while.Well, it's been a while, and the results are now in. Semenya is reportedly intersexed, possessing both male and female genital organs.The New York Daily News reports that Semenya lacks both a uterus and ovaries but has undescended ...
Runner Caster Semenya's Case Raises Bigger Issues Than Just Gender
By Judy Howard Ellis - Politics DailyAre we asking the wrong questions about track athlete Caster Semenya? The 18-year-old South African won the gold medal in the 800-meter race at the world track and field championships in Berlin. But did a woman or a man sprint to win by a jaw-dropping 2.45 seconds? The International Association of Athletic Federations has asked Semenya to undergo tests to determine her gender. Apparently, a few losers of the race observed that Semenya lacked female cred on the track. Italian runner Elisa Piccione, who came in sixth, said: "For me, she is not a woman." So Semenya's looks has thrown the ...
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