She's the Olympic gold-winner whose elevated testosterone levels led people to question her right to compete. With a few choice words for World Athletics, the middle-distance runner talks about labels, leaked medical records and how lowering her hormones took its toll on her body 'You are here for a gender test': read an extract from Semenya's memoir For much of her early 20s, Caster Semenya felt physically sick. The South African runner had risen to sudden global acclaim in 2009, when she won g...
Caster Semenya: 'How would I label myself? I'm an African. I'm a woman. I'm a different woman'
The Guardian - 28 Oct 2023 08:00
She's the Olympic gold-winner whose elevated testosterone levels led people to question her right to compete. With a few choice words for World Athletics, the middle-distance runner talks about labels, leaked medical records and how lowering her hormones took its toll on her body 'You are here for a gender test': read an extract from Semenya's memoir For much of her early 20s, Caster Semenya felt physically sick. The South African runner had risen to sudden global acclaim in 2009, when she won g...
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