South Africa wants athletics boss sacked for lying about Semenya...

South Africa's sports ministry has called for the axing of the country's athletics chief for lying about gender tests made on runner Caster Semenya before her world championship victory last month.

Athletics South Africa (ASA) President Leonard Chuene admitted on Saturday that Semenya had been subjected to gender tests, something he had previously denied. He said he had lied to protect the 800m gold-medalist's privacy.

"We do not agree with Mr Chuene's insistence that he lied in Ms. Semenya's interest, in fact we are of the view that his lies were to Ms Semenya's detriment," Deputy Minister of Sport Gert Oosthuizen said in a statement. More...

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