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Caster Semenya Gender Tests to be Revealed

Caster Semenya, 18, has been thrown into the middle of a controversy recently due to her women’s 800m win last month. Her gold medal win for South Africa set a world record for the year. Semenya, who lives her life as a woman, has been met with extreme scrutiny because of her appearance. Semenya, has a large muscular frame, and a somewhat deeper voice than the average female. This brought speculation, that she was actually a male.

Her win came as a big surprise, due to her being relatively unknown before this race. There have been unconfirmed reports that gender testing revealed Semenya had male and female organs.

According to a report from the BBC,  medical tests have established that the young athlete  no womb or ovaries and that she also has internal testes – the male sexual organs responsible for producing testosterone.

She has pulled out of the women’s 4km in South Africa this weekend. Her coach has only said she was not feeling well. Semenya’s team is not commenting on the hermaphrodite reports. The IAAF, has said they are reviewing the results and will make a decision regarding Semenya’s ability to compete against other women. Semenya was put through the gender testing without her knowledge, she thought she was completing standard drug tests.

She has the support of the South African government behind her. The South African president has promised there will be ramifications if Semenya is stripped of her title. The violation of her privacy is being addressed legally as well.