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Semenya Is a Hermaphrodite: Aussie Tab

South African track sensation has no uterus or ovaries: source

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2009 5:44 PM CDT

(Newser) – South African track star Caster Semenya is a hermaphrodite, the Daily Telegraph of Australia reports. The 18-year-old has no ovaries or uterus, according to the tabloid, which cites "a source closely involved" in tests ordered by the international track and field governing body after... Read full story »

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