Government calls for South Africa athletics chief to be fired over lies about Semenya tests

October 9th, 2009 Renewed calls for resignations in gender disputeJOHANNESBURG — Three South African track and field associations want the country's top officials in the sport to resign over the gender dispute involving Caster Semenya. The South African Press Association reported Friday that the associations have called on the Athletics South Africa board and senior management to "take collective responsibility for the Semenya gender row fiasco and resign with immediate effect." ASA president Leonard Chuene has admitted he lied about the tests performed on the 18-year-old athlete.

October 9th, 2009 SAfrica's Olympic committee starts Semenya hearingJOHANNESBURG — South Africa's Olympic committee has begun its investigation into the handling of Caster Semenya by the country's track officials. Mark Etheridge, spokesman for the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, says the hearings began Friday and would go into next week.

October 1st, 2009 SAfrica track loses sponsor over Semenya caseJOHANNESBURG — South Africa's track governing body lost a major sponsor over its mishandling of world champion runner Caster Semenya's gender tests. Nedbank said in a statement Thursday that it feared its reputation could be harmed by "the unfortunate negative situation." The statement did not refer directly to Semenya.

September 25th, 2009 SAfrica athletics slammed for gender-flap inactionJOHANNESBURG — South Africa's ruling party condemned the country's track body Friday after a board member said they will not fire the track association's president, who admitted he lied about gender tests done on runner Caster Semenya. Athletics South Africa board member Chris Britz told The Associated Press that the group "unanimously expressed confidence in the current ASA leadership" and president Leonard Chuene during a meeting on Thursday.

September 25th, 2009 SAfrican track slammed for gender-flap inactionJOHANNESBURG — South Africa's ruling party condemned the country's track body Friday after a board member said they will not fire the track association's president, who admitted he lied about gender tests done on runner Caster Semenya. Athletics South Africa board member Chris Britz told The Associated Press that the group "unanimously expressed confidence in the current ASA leadership" and president Leonard Chuene during a meeting on Thursday.

September 24th, 2009 SAfrican track chief keeps job after sex-test flapJOHANNESBURG — The head of South African track will keep his job even though he admitted to lying about his role in gender tests done on runner Caster Semenya. Leonard Chuene retained his leadership position after Athletics South Africa held a closed-door council meeting on Thursday.

September 20th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's sports ministry called for the country's athletics boss Leonard Chuene to be fired after he admitted lying about gender tests performed on world champion runner Caster Semenya. Athletics South Africa (ASA) boss Chuene admitted Saturday that Semenya had undergone gender tests in South Africa before the world championships in Berlin, where she won gold in the 800 metres last month.

September 20th, 2009 Athletics chief under fire for gender test liesJOHANNESBURG — South Africa's government received support on Sunday for its demand that the country's top athletics official be axed after he admitted lying about gender tests conducted on 800-meter world champion Caster Semenya. Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene apologized Saturday, saying he had lied to protect the 18-year-old's privacy.

September 18th, 2009 Report: Gender tests done on runner in SAfricaJOHANNESBURG — A South African newspaper has published what it says are e-mails showing local athletics officials authorizing sex tests be done on runner Caster Semenya. South African officials have repeatedly said that tests were done only abroad, not in South Africa before Semenya's 800-meter world victory.

September 17th, 2009 SAfrica track body wants gender test case probedJOHANNESBURG — South Africa's national track body has called for a commission of inquiry into its handling of Caster Semenya's case. Athletics South Africa has been criticized for failing to protect the runner whose gender has been questioned.

September 17th, 2009 SAfrica track body wants sex test case studiedJOHANNESBURG — South Africa's national track body has called for a commission of inquiry into its handling of Caster Semenya's case. Athletics South Africa has been criticized for failing to protect the runner whose sex has been questioned.

September 17th, 2009 Pretoria (S. Africa), - South African athlete Caster Semenya, who is at the centre of a gender row, was reportedly subjected to humiliating tests even before the controversy erupted at the world championships.

September 11th, 2009 Semenya pulls out of race amid gender speculationJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Caster Semenya has withdrawn from a weekend race amid speculation about the South African runner's gender. The South African Press Association quotes her coach, Michael Seme, as saying she will not take part in the 4,000 meters at the national cross country championships in Pretoria on Saturday.

September 11th, 2009 MELBOURNE - The International Association of Athletics Federations is likely to strip champion runner Caster Semenya of the gold medal she won in Berlin last month, as a test has shown that she is a hermaphrodite - a person with both female and male sexual characteristics. The tests, not yet publicly released, show the 18-year-old has no womb or ovaries.

September 7th, 2009 Coach: Sex tests not explained to SAfrican runnerJOHANNESBURG — The coach of the South African runner being tested to confirm her sex says he's resigning over the way she was given gender tests without explanation. South African media said Monday that coach Wilfred Daniels resigned from the national track authority out of remorse over the treatment of runner Caster Semenya.