Semenya under the spotlight

• Semenya speaks out on her gender
• After Semenya won the 2009 world title as a 19-year-old, tests reportedly revealed that she was hyperandrogenous, resulting in her body producing an abnormally high amount of testosterone

South African Olympic champion Semenya granted a rare interview to South Africa’s SuperSport TV channel this month expressing her frustration at continually having her gender questioned.

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“I don’t understand when you say I have an advantage because I am a woman,” she said. “When I pee, I pee like a woman. I don’t understand when you say I’m a man or I have a deep voice. I know I’m a female so there’s no question for me.