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South Africa - Semenya gender

Top SA athletics lying over Semenya gender-test

Article published on the 2009-09-19 Latest update 2009-09-19 15:19 TU

Caster Semenya in Johannesburg(Photo: Reuters)

Caster Semenya in Johannesburg
(Photo: Reuters)

South Africa's top athletics official admitted on Saturday that a gender test was carried out on athlete Caster Semenya before the World Athletics Championships in Berlin last month, but said the results are not known.

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Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene said he lied about the tests to protect Semenya's privacy.

Chuene previously claimed that no tests had been conducted on the 18-year-old athlete, who has been the subject of a sex row since winning a gold medal in the 800m race;

A probe into her gender was announced by the sport's governing body the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) shortly before the race.

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