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DiManno: Semenya’s long ordeal over as IAAF clears South African to compete

Started by Butterfly, July 10, 2010, 05:39:39 PM

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July 10, 2010, 05:39:39 PM
DiManno: Semenya's long ordeal over as IAAF clears South African to compete
By Rosie DiManno
08 July, 2010


http://intersexnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/dimanno-semenyas-long-ordeal-over-as.html


Her voice is deep, in the lowest alto range for a female. Her breasts are non-existent, hips boyishly slim.

Throughout her life, when she looked in the mirror, Caster Semenya saw a girl. She apparently never doubted her gender. Certainly her parents believed they'd raised a daughter — one who, as it turned out, could run like the wind.

The International Association of Athletics Federations was not so sure.
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