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Nov 2, 2023 · In her new book 'The Race to Be Myself,' Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya details her long fight to run as a woman. "It’s a reminder to those out there who feel rejected that they belong."
- Sean Gregory
May 3, 2019 · “These kind of people should not run with us,” said one of Semenya’s competitors, Italian runner Elisa Cusma. “For me, she is not a woman. She is a man.”
Jul 28, 2021 · Rules on testosterone levels for women athletes have kept star runner Caster Semenya out of the Tokyo Olympics. At the heart of this heated debate: Who should be considered a woman in sport?
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- Melissa Block
Aug 18, 2016 · When Semenya, then 18, dominated the 800 at the 2009 world track and field championships, winning by more than two seconds, a fellow competitor called her a man.
Jan 8, 2015 · South African runner Caster Semenya ran a perfect race to win the women's 800-meter world championship, said James Radice in Britain's Lets Talk More, but her fight for the gold medal isn't...
May 31, 2019 · This week, the Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya of South Africa filed an appeal in a case that hinges on her right to compete as a woman. It's the latest chapter in a fight that's gone on...
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Aug 5, 2024 · In June 2021, at the starting line of the U.S. Olympic trials inside Hayward Field, Nikki Hiltz wondered whether they belonged. They had come out as nonbinary and transgender three months...
