Caster Semenya shrugs off the gender controversy at World Championships

August 21, 2009 By 4 Comments

Caster Semenya, the new world 800m champion has been shrugging off the recent gender controversy claims at the World Track and Field Championships in Berlin. Semenya has been under suspicion over her gender since she appeared on the athletics scene weeks ago.

According to reports by BBC News, Caster Semenya has been asked by the IAAF to go through a gender test to determine if she is a man or woman. 18-year-old Semenya was asked to comment on these latest developments, she answered, “I don’t give a damn about it.”

Caster Semenya shrugs off the gender controversy at World Championships

The International Association of Athletics Federations was first asked to take a gender test at the African junior championships in Bambous at the end of July, but as this take several weeks to compete; she was still able to compete at the world championships.

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  • Thandi

    Good for you Caster
    I was almost in tears when i heard the story
    How dare they question someone’s gender like that
    Most of the women athletes are very masculine
    Why pick on her?

    We love you Caster and you are our star here in South Africa
    We are behind you all the way
    Do your thing an keep winning races and getting your money girl

  • http://www.utahvacationrentalsinfo.com/ Chris

    I feel bad for her, she can’t help her condition and she probably has been mocked all her life. At least she can be finally do something that she can be proud of.

  • http://www.rothirahelp.com jason

    She runs like a man and she looks like a man… chances are she is a he.

  • Alessandra

    Racism? Sexism? Please.

    In the 1976 Olympics, there was a reason why milky white, blonde Eastern European female athletes had deep voices, male-like musculature, little mustaches, and incredibly powerful performances. That reason was not pretty. Yes, they were women, but they were “chemically altered” women. And it was an investigation that got to the truth. Sports cheating technology has come a long way since then, and it surely has not been stopped in Berlin (several athletes have been caught cheating already). Is Semenya simply one of the latest examples?

    In every case where there was a major scandal about doping or sex impersonation in sports in the past, the first reaction of the coaches and respective officials is one of outrage and absolute denial. Not any different in this SA case. The bringing up of racism or sexism to impede an investigation is totally suspect to me. As long as a full investigation is carried out related to Semenya, I don’t care how much anyone screeches racism or sexism.

    Let the tests begin and the blame fall where it should, once the results are out.