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South Africans protect their ‘heroine’ Semenya

Published: 12 September, 2009, 13:28


South African 18-year-old Caster Semenya (AFP Photo / Paballo Thekiso)

The South African sports minister has reacted angrily over the gender debate surrounding 800-meter runner Caster Semenya.

 
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