The South African, the public face of a gender controversy, won her 800m heat but avoided the media after seven years of intense and invasive coverage Even when she had finished the race Caster Semenya did not stop running. After winning her heat she paused to catch her breath, then set off again in a brisk walk past the TV cameras, radio microphones, and outstretched dictaphones of the assembled press, all waiting for her, all wanting a comment. After seven years of intense, invasive and often ...
Caster Semenya is still way ahead but the heat is on at Rio Olympics
The Guardian - 17 Aug 2016 21:14
The South African, the public face of a gender controversy, won her 800m heat but avoided the media after seven years of intense and invasive coverage Even when she had finished the race Caster Semenya did not stop running. After winning her heat she paused to catch her breath, then set off again in a brisk walk past the TV cameras, radio microphones, and outstretched dictaphones of the assembled press, all waiting for her, all wanting a comment. After seven years of intense, invasive and often ...
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