Caster Semenya is set to become the first South African woman to win gold in athletics since the end of isolation, but when she takes to the track this afternoon in the 800m heats in Rio, she will do so surrounded by controversy similar to that she experienced in 2009.The furore over the 25-year-old athlete, who was subjected to unprecedented scrutiny and humiliation seven years ago when she was forced to undergo sex verification, has resurfaced because her 800m times have improved by six seconds, making her the favourite to win gold.The uproar has sparked a backlash, with South Africans rallying around the Limpopo star who refers to her critics as "haters".Semenya, widely described as ''intersex'', has come under scrutiny in the international media on the assumption that she is benefiting from a 2015 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland allowing athletes with hyperandrogenism (increased levels of testosterone) to compete without taking hormonal medication to...
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