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Caster Semenya

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/ 5 October 2009

ANC sets up task team to support Semenya

The ANC has established a task team to support athlete Caster Semenya and her family, it announced in Johannesburg on Monday.

By Carol Hills
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/ 1 October 2009

Malema backs under-fire Chuene

ANCYL leader Julius Malema came out in support of Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 September 2009

ANC Youth League welcomes decision on Chuene

The African National Congress Youth League on Thursday welcomed Athletics SA’s decision to retain Leonard Chuene as its president.

By Sapa Afp and Lucky Sindane
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/ 24 September 2009

Chuene keeps his keeps job amid gender storm

SA’s athletics boss Leonard Chuene kept his job after a meeting of the sports’ governing council on Thursday despite calls for his resignation.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 September 2009

Sex, lies and funny money

Athletics South Africa is experiencing a serious financial crisis and failed to brief the council on the federation’s financial status last week.

By Lucky Sindane
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/ 23 September 2009

Athletics officials speak out about Semenya saga

Three officials who had the power to veto Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene’s decision on Caster Semenya have now spoken out.

By Wesley Botton
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/ 22 September 2009

Officials mull Chuene’s future

SA athletics officials will meet this week to discuss the future of their president, who faces calls to go after he admitted to lying.

By Donna Bryson
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Article
/ 22 September 2009

Expedient outrage and the Semenya tests

The report available on the Telegraph‘s website is worth revisiting, it relies entirely on a single unnamed source –

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 September 2009

ANC slams handling of Semenya saga as ‘disgusting’

The way Athletics South Africa managed the gender controversy surrounding Caster Semenya was ”disgusting”, the ANC said on Sunday.

By Phindile Chauke
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/ 20 September 2009

Sports ministry calls for Chuene’s head

Athletics South Africa must ”fire” its president Leonard Chuene for ”lying” about gender tests conducted on 800m world champion Caster Semenya.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 September 2009

Chuene apologises for lying about Semenya tests

Athletics SA president Leonard Chuene admits he refused to accept advice from doctor Harold Adams to withdraw Caster Semenya from the championships.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 September 2009

Parliament meeting with ASA postponed

The National Assembly’s sport committee has postponed its meeting with Athletics South Africa (ASA) scheduled for Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 September 2009

The rush to race

It’s hard to imagine a case more tragic than that of Caster Semenya. Everyone, it seems, has an opinion about the 18-year-old runner.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 September 2009

Let down by everyone

The betrayal of Caster Semenya at the hands of those who should have protected her must rank among one of the cruellest acts ever.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 September 2009

Semenya saga: Chuene’s trail of lies

Emails between the doctor of the athletics team, Harold Adams, and Leonard Chuene makes it clear that Chuene knew Caster Semenya was gender tested.

By Lucky Sindane
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/ 17 September 2009

ASA eyes probe into Semenya saga

Athletics South Africa (ASA) on Thursday requested that a commission of inquiry be established into how it handled the Caster Semenya saga.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 September 2009

ASA boss to look into Semenya test claims

Athletics South Africa (ASA) boss Leonard Chuene is investigating claims that athlete Caster Semenya was duped into undergoing gender tests.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 September 2009

Dressing up

COUNTERPOINT: You magazine just did what the rest of South Africa has been dying to do.

By Charlotte Bauer
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Article
/ 17 September 2009

Dressing up, dressing down

Caster Semenya is all glammed-up on the cover of <i>You</i>. Harassment or harmless teenage fun?

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 September 2009

DA: Athletics SA to answer to Parliament over Semenya

Athletics South Africa is expected to appear before the National Assembly’s sport committee to explain its role in the Caster Semenya saga.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 September 2009

Semenya ‘shattered’ by gender-row reports

SA’s world 800m champion Caster Semenya is ”completely shattered” by Australian media claims that she is a hermaphrodite, reports said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 September 2009

Chuene runs wild

Athletics South Africa president says the reports have been personalised to get rid of him.

By Phathisani Moyo
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/ 13 September 2009

Fears for Caster over trauma of test results

Caster Semenya has gone into hiding and is receiving trauma counselling in the wake of claims that gender tests have shown she is a hermaphrodite.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 September 2009

SA officials meet on Semenya

SA athletics officials met on Saturday to decide how to respond to the latest revelations surrounding the gender of world champion Caster Semenya.

By Staff Reporter
Sport and Recreation Min Makhenkesi Stofile threatens ‘war’ if IAAF excludes Semenya
Article
/ 11 September 2009

Sport and Recreation Min Makhenkesi Stofile threatens ‘war’ if IAAF excludes Semenya

War will be declared if the IAAF excludes South African gold medallist Caster Semenya because she is a hermaphrodite.

By M&g Africa
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/ 11 September 2009

Caster is a woman, ‘but maybe not 100%’

Athlete Caster Semenya has both male and female organs, Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald reported on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 September 2009

IAAF seeks Semenya over gender tests

The IAAF has received the results of Caster Semenya’s gender tests and is trying to get in contact with her, it was reported on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 September 2009

Semenya returns to action

While the debate on her gender rages, Caster Semenya is putting it all behind her and will be returning to action this weekend.

By Wesley Botton
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/ 8 September 2009

Caster is a cover girl

”Wow, look at Caster now!” is the headline on the glossy magazine. It carries a picture of Caster Semenya, wearing makeup and a glamorous dress.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 September 2009

Caster’s coach resigns, says she was duped into tests

Caster Semenya’s coach has resigned because she was duped into believing she was undergoing standard doping tests instead of gender tests.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 September 2009

Run, Caster, run!

What on earth is a sex test? How is it done? Who does it? Nikiwe Bikitsha asks.

By Nikiwe Bikitsha
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/ 31 August 2009

Rights group takes up Semenya race issue

A civil rights group has laid a charge against the president of ASA for inciting racial polarisation over athlete Caster Semenya.

By Staff Reporter
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