Semenya tests reveal male and female gender

Pretoria, 11 Sept-(ANA)-Gender tests on South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya have revealed that she has an inter-gender condition, reports say.

The 18-year-old was asked to take the tests following her rapid rise to prominence in 2009 and just hours before she won the title in Berlin.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has the results but wants them examined before speaking to Semenya.

An Australian newspaper has claims that Semenya is a hermaphrodite - someone who has some or all of the primary sex characteristics of both men and women.

The reports have sparked an angry reaction in South Africa, with one senior MP calling for the IAAF to be sued over the way Semenya has been treated.

South Africa's athletics president Leonard Chuene told the Star newspaper: "The IAAF told us this week that the tests are inconclusive and they could not give us the results just yet.

"So I really do not know where the Australia media got this latest one from."

National Assembly's sports committee chairman Butana Komphela added: "Someone is guilty of leaking her confidential medical information to Australian newspapers."

But the IAAF's Nick Davies said: "The statements should be treated with caution as they are not official statements by the IAAF.

"We have received the results from Germany, but they now need to be examined by a group of experts and we will not be in a position to speak to the athlete about them for at least a few weeks.

"After that, depending on the results, we will meet privately with the athlete to discuss further action."

The IAAF has confirmed they will not comment further on Semenya until after the IAAF council meeting in Monaco on 20-21 November. (ANA)

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