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.

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. 

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.

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