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A report out of Britain says a drug test shows Caster Semenya with elevated levels of testosterone prior to the world championships in Berlin.
Claims that South African Caster Semenya's testosterone levels were three times those of a normal level for women before she competed in the IAAF World Championships has reopened the gender controversy.
Telegraph newspaper of Britain reported that Semenya showed elevated levels of testesterone in a drug test conducted prior the the world championships in Berlin. This report suggested that the abnormal test results prompted the gender inquiry
Semenya won the women's 800 meter race at the Berlin World Championships, but was accused by at least two of the other competitors of not being a woman. Semenya had appeared quite suddenly on the world stage earlier this month with a performance at a South African competition that represented an 8 second improvement in personal best over the past year.
The report also alleged that the coach of Semenya, former East German, Dr. Ekkart Arbeit was implicated in the East German doping operations of the seventies and eightees.. Semenya has not officially been charged with doping violations, but administering large doses of testosterone could be considered a doping offense.
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