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- Full name: Caster Semenya
- Born: January 7, 1991
- Birthplace: Pietersburg, South Africa http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies...
- Honors: Gold Medal for 800 meters, IAAF World Championships in Berlin, August 17, 2009
- Career Highlight: Gold Medal for 800 meters, IAAF World Championships in Berlin, August 17, 2009 http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies...
- Most famous case of gender verification in sports: Dora Ratjen, a German man forced by the Nazis to compete as a woman during the 1936 Olympics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Ratjen
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Caster Semenya (born January 7, 1991) is a middle-distance runner from South Africa. After Semenya vastly improved her running times in the 800 and 1,500 meter races at the African Junior Championships in July, 2009, the International Association of Athletics Federations requested she undergo gender verification testing to prove she is a woman. Semenya's coach, Michael Seme told the U.K.'s Daily Mail: "We understand that people will ask questions because she looks like a man. It's a natural reaction and it's only human to be curious." But maintains that she has "nothing to hide."
On September 8, 2009, Caster appeared on the cover of You Magazine under the headline "Look at me Now," after having undergone a complete makeover.http://www.examiner.com/x-15728-Boston-Running-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Caster-Semenya-makeover-in-YOU-Magazine-video
But, on September 10, 2009, the Sun tabloid newspaper claimed that there are reports that Semenya is a hermaphrodite who was raised as a woman from birth. Family members are quoted as saying, "This is a woman who was raised a female. She will always be female, no matter what people say."http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2631482/Runner-is-a-hermaphrodite.html
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Caster Semenya After Record-Breaking Race
Mahalo Answers for Caster Semenya
South African runner Caster Semenya forced to take gender test to prove she's a woman. Some say this is racist/sexist. What do you think? 11 AnswersI think that if she identifies herself as a woman and has always done so they should leave her alone. There is no reason to discriminate against someone for bei... read more
What causes increased testosterone, like found in Caster Semenya? 2 AnswersIt's not normal for women to have high testosterone level. If this happens to a women, it is expected that she'll have some features of a man like hair growth i... read more
Who is Caster Semenya? 1 AnswerCaster Semenya is a South African middle distance runner who won in the 800m event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. She is undergoing a g... read more
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EITHER/OR #Sports #sex case of Caster Semenya #NewYorker http://bit.ly/56U01T breathtakingly butch it looks like a boy www.rich.co.ke
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RT @barbaran61: rt @newyorker Ariel Levy goes inside the Caster Semenya controversy: http://bit.ly/4UhKMz
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Caster Semenya and the middle sex - http://iconoclastreport.com/component/content/article/164
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Caster Semenya and the middle sex - http://lnk.ms/35tt0
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highly recommended: "Sports, sex, and the runner Caster Semenya : The New Yorker" ( http://bit.ly/4q1v8s )
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