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Semenya’s gender tests ‘will not be made public’
The controversial South African athlete is cleared of any wrongdoing and can keep her gold medal
The widely anticipated results of gender tests conducted on the South African runner Caster Semenya will not be made public, the South African government announced today. Semenya has also been cleared of any wrong doing and will also be allowed to keep her controversial gold medal.
Semenya, 18, stormed to victory in the 800m at the world championships in Berlin in August. But her stunning win was marred by the revelation that the IAAF had commissioned a gender test on the teenage athlete.
Today South Africa's sports ministry said that Semenya's lawyers, the South African government and athletics' world governing body, International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), had reached "total agreement" that she should retain her gold medal, title and prize money.
Semenya has been found "innocent of any wrong," the ministry said in a statement.
All parties have also agreed that the scientific tests into Semenya's gender will be treated as confidential, it added. "There will be no public announcement of what the panel of scientists has found."
In September, the Australian /Daily Telegraph/ reported that Semenya was a hermaphrodite with both male and female sexual characteristics. The IAAF has not confirmed the report.
Semenya, whose family insists she is female, will also be able to decide her future on her own, the sports ministry said. "The implications of the scientific findings on Caster's health and life going forward will be analysed by Caster and she will make her own decision on her future. Whatever she decides, ours is to respect her decision." ·
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What's the big deal. In today's world everything goes, under the guise of political correctness, diversity, human rights etc. Why single out this innocent person for victimization. The real miscreants are exalted. worshiped and adored and protected. One dares not say a word about their sad lifestyles for fear of being prosecuted and/or persecuted.
It would be very interesting to see if any females would want to race against him/her
I'm really glad she had the balls to go through with the test.
It will be very interesting to see whether this athlete continues to run as a woman, or takes up professional wrestling.