SA athlete’s gender saga

| 25/08/2009

(BBC): Tests have revealed Caster Semenya’s testosterone level to be three times higher than those normally expected in a female sample, BBC Sport understands. Analysis prior to the World Athletics Championships and the 18-year-old’s big improvement prompted calls for a gender test from the sport’s governing body. It was made public only hours before the South African, who has been backed by her nation, won the 800m in Berlin. A high level of the hormone does not always equate to a failed drugs test. But the news will only increase speculation surrounding Semenya.

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  1. Anonymous says:

    all those dudes look like dudes…where is the picture of the ladies this articles is about?

  2. Anonymous says:

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