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Tests show that controversial runner Caster Semenya is a woman …and a man!

The 18-year-old South African champ has no womb or ovaries and her testosterone levels are more than three times higher than those of a normal female, according to reports.

The tests, ordered by The International Association of Athletics Federations after Semenya’s 800-meter victory in the World Championships, determined she’s a hermaphrodite – having both male and female organs.

Semenya could be stripped of the gold medal she won in Berlinlast month and her competitive future is in limbo, according toAustralia’s Daily Telegraph.

The athletics governing body is also expected to advise her to have surgery to fix the potentially deadly condition, the paper reported. The IAAF would not comment on the results that have yet to be released.

According to a source with knowledge of the IAAF tests, Semenya has internal testes – the male sexual organs that produce testosterone.

Testosterone is a hormone responsible for building muscles and for producing body hair and a deep voice.

Confirmation of the test results is sure to stoke the controversy that erupted after the university student’s sensational track triumph.

She has been embraced in her home country – where she was declared “our girl” – and appeared on a magazine cover after a feminine makeover.

“God made me the way I am and I accept myself. I am who I am and I’m proud of myself,” she told You Magazine, which ran a photo spread.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Tha_AngelDevil/ Tha_AngelDevil

    I am hurt that people can look down on people who are different so easily. I do not feel they should take her medal that she won out right. This is the kind of stupidity that I can not stand about people in higher power. Its not her fault that she a hermaphrodite, and they should not judge her on that. She is a woman, she lives her life as one, so I do not see why the rest matters.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GMworker04/ GMworker04

    It matters because she ran against normal women… How is it fair to those women she/he ran against? They train to win… not get cheated. Her/his testosterone is 3X’s higher, that would be like her/him using steroids as an advantage… She/he should be stripped of her/him medals for the sake of fair competition.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MeeYow/ MeeYow

    Just because she has an unusual health condition, she’s still a person with feelings. How dreadful to have such a personal issue put on display for the world to judge! I couldn’t imagine what she’s feeling right now…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/maatra/ maatra

    This is what happen wen u phuk wit whyte folks. Stay the phuk away from these beast

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/loreanashli/ loreanashli

    If I’m not mistaken they let Hermaphrodite slide before so what’s the problem now?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PiMpInShAwTy_08/ PiMpInShAwTy_08

    I don’t think it’s fair to strip her of her medals. Is there any proof that she knew of her condition before this whole ordeal? If not, you can’t say she knowingly had an unfair advantage. You can’t blame someone for the way they were born. She lived her whole life believing she was a woman. Someone you know might have the same condition, so think about that….

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NtelligentlyInclined/ NtelligentlyInclined

    I don’t know / care about her medal. I just hate that they put her personal business out that way. Isn’t this a medical thing, aren’t your medical records private? She’s only 18 years old for goodness sakes! Shes a child. I thinks its pitiful and shameful that they would do her like this. I also want to say I’d find it odd if she didn’t know already. The question came from somewhere! I’ve read that she lives in a small village so who knows if she’s ever seen a doctor, but if she has no female sexual organs doesn’t that mean shes never had a menstrual cycle? She’s been racing for a year at least which means shes had at least one physical. She had to have known SOMETHING was wrong. I would like for the rest of the track and field world to speak out against this. I would also like for her to continue racing in the mean time. She’s done exactly what they wanted her to do and thats to stop racing. Why would the story leak at this very moment? The IAAF didn’t put the story out (supposedly). It came from somewhere else, and just 2 days before a major race? Not a coincidence. Someone needs to answer for all of this.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WighTShadoW/ WighTShadoW

    she should be stripped of her medal-think how fair is it to the other women running who can not compete with the mail counter part. nascar honky sport usa–all cars are built to same specs–u dont race a 1400 against a 600 bike do you? so Semenya had an unfair advantage–her bizz should not of been put out like that at all. this is her fault if she knew–and i dont see how she couldnt of known so i dont have much sympathy for her about her stupid medal she doesn’t deserve-i do feel mis hermaphradite- cuzz that is not commonly accepted and is looked down at–why? we all gods creatures-she chose her path to get up and practice to compete against women knowing she was like she was so the entire RUNNING community should look at her as a cheater. u think i give a f*** wut a whole room of black people think bout me when i ENTER the room to do a rap show? all i know is i do my thing, real is recognized n i get dap for my performance-if i was crap i would get booed off no matter my color-it has happened n everyone was racist till they heard me show n prove baby. i ‘m not mad- hate- i do me- she put herself where she is at–thats on her–the people who let out her records should be out of jobs sued and hermaphridyty should be the richest n the world for what whitey did to her or him or however they get classified. have hermaphridite olympics if its that serious or just spark an el n chill shyt! 1 love hip hop. do u and deal wit the repercussion.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dmksy2/ dmksy2

    This situation will not have a happy ending either way. Take away the issue of her being black and just look at the rules that qualify female runners to be eligible to run. The facts are she posses body parts and testosetrone that are against the rules. With that being said it is not a personal opinion or feelings about the situation.
    If it is against the rules disqualify her and move on.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Shinagamei/ Shinagamei

    didnt a woman in india have the samething happen to her? she was found to be both and stripped of her titles because according to the governing board she possesed a unfair advantage even tho she didnt know she was the way she was

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Da_J_Rok/ Da_J_Rok

    Anybody wit common sense no this a dude… ya’ll cant be dat stupid, a product of the United Kingdom (South Africa) ya’ll either need to read some books or get rich and take a long trip around the world cause this America country that u living in aint teachin u squat

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