South African officials covered up Caster Semenya gender tests?

South Africa’s ruling athletics body sent Caster Semenya to the World Athletics championships after covering-up tests that showed her gender was in question, it emerged today.

Leaked e-mails show that Athletics South Africa (ASA) ordered an examination of the controversial 800 metres champion after becoming suspicious about the 18-year-old's sex, but suppressed the results.

The chief medical officer and team doctor for the ASA urged the organisation to withdraw Semenya from the championships once medical experts discovered that the runner had internal testes and produced abnormal amounts of testosterone, but officials refused. More...

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