August 25. 2009

800 meter gold medalist, Caster Semenya, received a heroes welcome in South Africa today, after dismantling the competition at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Winnie Mandela hugging Caster Semenya

Semenya won by such a wide margin that when she crossed the finish line, it appeared as though she was running the race by herself, as the other athletes were barely in the frame. It was an outstanding performance.

Because she won the race by the widest margin of any athlete at the games, she has been met with significant suspicion in the press, due to reports her gender is in question.

Caster Semenya

The IAAF ordered full gender tests, after a preliminary test discovered the levels of testosterone in Semenya's system, is three times greater than the average woman (that's still ten times less than Madonna).

The additional tests will determine if a genetic anomaly created the elevated testosterone levels.