BERLIN — A day after winning her first 800-meter world title amid a gender test controversy, teenager Caster Semenya — and her fellow South Africans — were left wondering what all the fuss was about.
Semenya dominated her rivals to win the 800 on Wednesday despite revelations that surfaced earlier in the day that she was undergoing a gender verification test because of concerns she does not meet the requirements to compete as a woman.
The 18-year-old runner's father, Jacob, dismissed the speculation, telling the Sowetan newspaper: "She is my little girl. I raised her and I have never doubted her gender. She is a woman, and I can repeat that a million times."