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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gerald Imray

Why the Caster Semenya sex eligibility battle confounded sports for 16 years and still isn't over

Semenya-Court-Ruling - (AP2009)

One of the most complex current issues in sports can be traced back to a track meet in Germany in 2009, when an unknown 18-year-old from South Africa blew away a field of the best female runners on the planet to win the world title. The teenager was hardly out of breath when she flexed her muscles at the end of it.

What quickly became clear is that sports faced an unprecedented dilemma with the arrival of Caster Semenya.

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