Oh boy: Semenya gender debate will run and run

NEW WORLD 800 metres champion Caster Semenya faces further scrutiny over her gender, with one of her competitors yesterday saying bluntly: “She’s a man.”

Semenya has been dogged by suspicion about her gender since exploding on the athletics scene three weeks ago and has been asked by the International Association of Athletics Federations to undergo a gender test.

Asked to comment by reporters yesterday, the 18-year-old replied: “I don’t give a damn about it.”