The South Africa sports ministry issued an announcement that 18-year-old runner Caster Semenya will keep her medal for winning the summer’s 800-meter run in Berlin, along with $60,000 in prize money and the title of World Champion. They did not discuss her gender status or if she will be running in future races as a she or he.
The following statement was pulled out of a article within the Forbes website:
She is not 100% female, and to be fair, she can’t race with the women--but neither is she 100% male, and it certainly wouldn’t be fair for her to compete among men.
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