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Gender test for world champion

Published: 20 August, 2009, 12:00


Caster Semenya (AFP Photo / Olivier Morin)

There's controversy at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin after the winner of the women's 800 meters final, Caster Semenya, was told to take a gender test.

 
1 COMMENT
Chris August 21, 2009, 08:43 quote
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Is it because she is African? The girl is good and we as South Africans are proud of her and we are confident that she'll pass the gender Test. She has taken the women's 800m to another level. I hope the world would stop their jealousy and let her do what she does best and that is winning. You go girl.

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