South African Runner a Hermaphrodite?

9/11/2009
Matthew Livi
South African world champion runner Caster Semanaya underwent a gender test to confirm her sex, but the results are being kept under wraps.

The New York Times reports that world champion South African runner Caster Semanaya has dropped out of a race amidst questions regarding her sex. Last month in Berlin, Semenya won the 800 meters at the world track and field championships. International track officials want to "undergo sex-determination testing to confirm her further eligibility."According to ABC News, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) refuses to confirm or deny reports that Semanaya may be a hermaphrodite. The gender test and the results are complete, but the IAAF said in a statement that it won't reveal the results of the test till November.

TIME states that the South African government is considering filing a lawsuit against the IAAF over its conduct regarding the gender verification test required of Semenya.

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