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Semenya agony set to continue

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

Caster Semenya, the world champion at the centre of an international gender storm, faces another delay over her future after it was revealed on Wednesday that medical testing is still not complete. The South African, who took the 800m world title in ...

IAAF delays debate over Semenya decision

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 3 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - The case of South African runner Caster Semenya will not be discussed at this week's IAAF Council pending completion of tests on the athlete, the International Association of Athletics Federations said Wednesday. The teenaged Semenya, who stormed to victory ...

Semenya struggling with newfound fame

AFP Global Edition 7 days ago

Caster Semenya, the South African teenage world champion runner who sparked allegations over her gender, has spoken of her difficulties coping with her newfound fame. Semenya, who emerged from obscurity to win the women's 800 metres title at the world championships in ...

Bolt, Bekele vie for top male athlete award

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 12 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - World and Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Kenenisa Bekele were among five contenders shortlisted for the male Athlete of the Year award on Monday. At this year's world championships Jamaica's Bolt added the 100 meter and 200m titles to ...

IAAF president calls off trip to South Africa

AP News 29 days ago

IAAF president calls off trip to South Africa to discuss Caster Semenya gender case The leader of track and field's world governing body called off a visit to South Africa to discuss the results of 800-meter world champion Caster Semenya's gender tests. ...

Semenya's dad says she's ready for exams

AP News 36 days ago

Semenya's dad says she's ready for exams, contradicting earlier media reports A champion runner at the center of a gender controversy is set to take university final exams, her father said Friday, contradicting earlier reports she was too traumatized to study. "She's ...

Bolt's world records ratified by IAAF

AP News 52 days ago

IAAF ratifies Usain Bolt's sprint world records, hammer mark by Anita Wlodarczyk The world records set by Usain Bolt in the 100 and 200 meters have been ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Both marks were set at the World ...

South African track officials mull chief's future

AP News 61 days ago

South African track officials meet amid calls for president's ouster in gender identity case South African track officials will meet this week to discuss the future of their president, who admitted to lying about his role in the gender-test case of runner ...

South Africa athletics chief admits lying about Semenya tests

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 63 days ago

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The head of South Africa's athletics body confirmed Saturday runner Caster Semenya was subjected to gender tests before her world championship victory and said he had lied about the tests to protect her privacy. Athletics South Africa (ASA) President ...

Wrong turns worsened Semenya's ordeal

AP News 64 days ago

Caster Semenya might have been spared ordeal over her gender It was, admittedly, a devilishly tough choice. As the world championships of track and field were getting under way this August, the governing body of athletics asked South Africa's top administrators for ...

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