Caster Semenya, forced to take gender test, is a woman ... and a man

[Shana A]

Caster Semenya, forced to take gender test, is a woman ... and a man

BY Oren Yaniv
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Thursday, September 10th 2009, 1:50 PM

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2009/09/10/2009-09-10_caster_semenya_.html

Tests show that controversial runner Caster Semenya is a woman ...and a man!

The 18-year-old South African champ has no womb or ovaries and her testosterone levels are more than three times higher than those of a normal female, according to reports.

The tests, ordered by The International Association of Athletics Federations after Semenya's 800-meter victory in the World Championships, determined she's a hermaphrodite - having both male and female organs.

[Nicky]

That sucks for her, I hope she can still compete. Unfortunately the media will love this.
She seems a pretty relaxed cookie though, I think she can handle the pressure and seems pretty confident in herself and knows who she is despite what the results say. 

[sd]

They are saying she may not be allowed to compete at all because of it.
This really sucks for her that everyone now knows, especially considering where she lives. I wondered when the coach quit, I think he knew something was up.

Now that it is out I hope it doesn't just disappear from the news.

[MaggieB]

The comments in the article are just horrible.  This woman is being so badly maligned. It makes me feel terrible that some people are so cruel. 

Maggie