South African track star Caster Semenya has been cleared to return to running, having been hampered for eleven months by allegations that she was a hermaphrodite. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced Tuesday that she may return to her sport and compete with other women, although it is unclear if she has had [...]

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UPDATE: Semenya has been cleared to return to Track and Field. Caster Semenya, the South African 800m champion whose gender has been in question as of late, is indeed a hermaphrodite.  He / she has both male and female organs. Caster Semenya has no womb or ovaries, but instead has internal testes, the male sexual [...]

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UPDATE: It has now been confirmed…Caster Semenya is a hermaphrodite…click here. UPDATE 2: Semenya has been cleared to return to Track and Field. South African athlete Caster Semenya is disputing claims that her outstanding performance in her races may be due to the fact that she’s not 100 percent female. Semenya, 18, is quite muscular [...]

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