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Title: Caster Semenya coach quits over gender row
Post by: Shana A on September 08, 2009, 07:36:08 AM
Post by: Shana A on September 08, 2009, 07:36:08 AM
Caster Semenya coach quits over gender row
By Rachel Helyer Donaldson
FIRST POSTED SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/53209,news,caster-semenya-coach-quits-over-gender-row-wilfred-daniels-you-magazine-makeover (http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/53209,news,caster-semenya-coach-quits-over-gender-row-wilfred-daniels-you-magazine-makeover)
The coach of South African runner Caster Semenya has quit over the gender row surrounding the 800m world champion, claiming that sex tests were carried out on the teenager before her Berlin gold medal win.
Speaking on Monday after he quit Athletics South Africa (ASA), Wilfred Daniels alleged that the ASA had tricked Semenya into taking a gender test. The 18-year-old runner, whose androgynous appearance has sparked international debate, believed she was taking part in standard drug tests, he added.
By Rachel Helyer Donaldson
FIRST POSTED SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/53209,news,caster-semenya-coach-quits-over-gender-row-wilfred-daniels-you-magazine-makeover (http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/53209,news,caster-semenya-coach-quits-over-gender-row-wilfred-daniels-you-magazine-makeover)
The coach of South African runner Caster Semenya has quit over the gender row surrounding the 800m world champion, claiming that sex tests were carried out on the teenager before her Berlin gold medal win.
Speaking on Monday after he quit Athletics South Africa (ASA), Wilfred Daniels alleged that the ASA had tricked Semenya into taking a gender test. The 18-year-old runner, whose androgynous appearance has sparked international debate, believed she was taking part in standard drug tests, he added.