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Zuma angered by Semenya row
2009-08-25 15:15
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Pretoria - South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday expressed his "displeasure" at the IAAF's handling of the gender row over track champ Caster Semenya, saying she had been publicly humiliated.
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"We wish to register our displeasure at the manner in which Ms Semenya has been treated," Zuma told reporters, as the athlete sat nearby.
He said sports minister Makhenkesi Stofile had written to the International Association of Athletics Federations to express the government's anger and concern at the decision that Semenya should undergo genetic testing to verify her gender.
"It is one thing to seek to ascertain whether or not an athlete has an unfair advantage over others, but it is another to publicly humiliate an honest, professional and competent athlete," Zuma said.
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