Renewed calls for South African track officials to quit over handling of gender dispute

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.

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 21st, 2009 South African track officials mull chief's futureJOHANNESBURG — South African track officials will meet this week to discuss the future of their president, who admitted to lying about his role in the gender-test case of runner Caster Semenya. Attlee Maponyane, vice president of Athletics South Africa, said the group's council would meet Thursday.

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

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 asks for gender test inquiryJOHANNESBURG — 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 16th, 2009 Correction:South African runner and gender testsPRETORIA, South Africa — In a Sept. 11 story about gender testing for Caster Semenya, The Associated Press incorrectly described the South African runner’s winning time in the 800-meter women's race at the world championships in Berlin on Aug.

September 13th, 2009 LONDON - South African runner Caster Semenya, who is at the center of a gender row, has been placed on suicide watch amid fears for her mental stability. The Daily Star quoted officials as saying that psychologists are caring the 18-year-old round-the- clock after it was claimed tests had proved she was a hermaphrodite.

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 8th, 2009 LONDON - South African star athlete Caster Semenya, who is in midst of a gender row, was duped into believing she was undergoing a standard doping test, her former coach Wilfred Daniels has revealed. Sky News quoted Daniels as saying that both he and other officials from Athletics South Africa did not tell the 18-year-old that she was being tested because of queries over her gender.

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.

August 23rd, 2009 CAPE TOWN - South African Athletics Federation (SAAF) president Leonard Chuene has quit the sport's governing body, accusing it of being "racist" over the Caster Semenya affair. Chuene blasted the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for publicly announcing its decision to test the gender of Semenya before she won gold in the 800m in Berlin.

August 20th, 2009 Track head assails Caster Semenya's criticsBERLIN — The president of the South Africa's track and field federation says 800-meter world champion Caster Semenya is facing intense scrutiny about her gender because she's African. The 18-year-old Semenya won her first world title after revelations surfaced she was undergoing a gender test to prove she is a woman.

August 19th, 2009 Gender-tested SAfrican wins women's 800 at worldsBERLIN — South African teenager Caster Semenya shook off a gender-test controversy to win the 800 meters at the world championships with a stunningly dominating run. The 18-year-old Semenya took the lead halfway through the race Wednesday and won in a world-leading 1 minute, 55.45 seconds, beating defending champion Janeth Jepkosgei of Kenya by a massive 2.45 seconds.