Oly champ Semenya ‘not ashamed’ to be different

07 November,2023 08:12 AM IST |  London  |  AFP

As a result, she has been barred from competing at her favourite distance of 800m.

Caster Semenya


Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya said she is "not going to be ashamed because I am different" as she focuses on her long-running dispute with athletics authorities.

The South African, who is classed as having "differences in sexual development (DSD)" but has always been legally identified as female, has refused to take drugs to reduce her testosterone levels since athletics' governing body introduced the rules in 2018.

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As a result, she has been barred from competing at her favourite distance of 800m.

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