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IAAF tell ASA to test Semenya
2009-08-19 18:16
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Berlin - The IAAF has asked the South African athletics federation to conduct a gender verification test on 800-meter runner Caster Semenya amid concerns she does not meet the requirements to compete as a woman.
The 18-year-old Semenya is a favourite in Wednesday's 800m final at the world championships.
The IAAF requested the gender test about three weeks ago after Semenya burst onto the scene by slicing her personal bests in the 800m and 1 500m by huge margins.
IAAF spokesperson Nick Davies said the "extremely complex, difficult" test has been started but that the results were not expected for several weeks.
Davies said "the situation today is that we don't have any conclusive evidence that she should not be allowed to run".
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