So is the World champion a He or She?

[SaRed]

I'm not sure if she did or didn't .
Don't think it would've made much difference to her 'knowing' even if she's never had one though.
You have to look at where she came from.I think with the african cultures those sorts of things aren't really discussed.
Also without money here your access to decent healthcare (and education) is pretty limited.

She supposedly was sent for test by ASA before the games, but they told her that it was a steroids test.
The team dr reportedly told ASA to withdraw her from the games before they left but they took her anyways.
ASA also denied having done any tests when questioned by the IAAF.
Her coach has since resigned because of the ASA's treatment of her.

It seems, well from this side anyways, that she's just doing what she loves and the real culprits/cheats are the people that are supposed to be managing, coaching, training (or whatever they do in athletics), her.

 

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I'd be amazed had it not cropped up before now, mate - she wouldn't have had periods, would she?

If so I take back what I said but I highly doubt it.

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I think you're being incredibly harsh about this. I don't think she deliberately set out to cheat her way to a gold mdeal, do you?

She was raised as a female and therefore entered as a female. What alternative was there? The testosterone may give her a unique advantage, but most top athletes are born with someone that gives them an edge over others - that's why they reach the top.

And if it's such a major concern, why was she not pulled before the final? Why was this all not sorted out when she registered?

Probably because nobody cares about a nobody. If she had've come last, we'd still know nothing about her. Now *that* is unfair.

 

[Squiggles]

Leonard Chuene, the president of Athletics South Africa, today confirmed that world 800m champion Caster Semenya was subjected to gender tests before her victory in Berlin, and admitted lying about the tests in order to protect her privacy.

Accepting that his original denials of such tests ever taking place in South Africa were an "error of judgment", Chuene claimed he had never meant to mislead or deceive the public.

"I can no longer stand before you and say that I am not aware of gender tests conducted on Caster Semenya," Chuene told a press conference. "I felt that at the time I was acting in the best interests of Caster Semenya as a person. I believed at the time my consistent denials would help protect her.

"I was not going to stop her talent because of rumours," he added. "On what basis should I have withdrawn her? My only crime committed was to take a decision that she must run, and she won. Tell me someone who has not lied to protect a child."

Chuene went on to accuse the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of violating Semenya's rights and her privacy. "At no stage did [the] IAAF come to us procedurally in the manner that they must come to us, and say ... we will need you to withdraw the child because of that. "The IAAF publicly revealed her name. The IAAF betrayed her. The IAAF has a lot to answer for."