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Huge Welcome Home for 'First Lady' Semenya

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 25, 2009 7:15 AM CDT

(Newser) – World champion sprinter Caster Semenya received a heroine's welcome today in Johannesburg, where thousands of South Africans waved signs reading "Our first lady of sport" and "100% female woman." The 18-year-old runner, caught up in suspicions about her gender, had a huge...   Read full story »

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