Caster unfazed by IAAF chief's stance on intersex athletes

Monday, 22 August 2016, 11:22
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Caster unfazed by IAAF chief's stance on intersex athletes
Caster Semenya
NATIONAL NEWS - Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya says that she’s not concerning herself with comments made by the Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe which indicate that a 2015 Court of Arbitration for Sport decision to set aside testosterone regulation among so-called intersex athletes is to be reviewed.

Coe’s comments were made on the eve of Semenya’s Olympic success and saw the spotlight thrust sharply onto the 25-year-old and her avoid almost all media opportunities as a result, at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Semenya ran a new South African record on Sunday morning to win the title ahead of Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi and Margaret Wambui of Kenya.

When asked by Eyewitness News if she felt let down by world athletics bosses, this was her reply.
 

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