Opinion

A lot has been said and written about Caster Semenya's gender issues since the South African teenager won the women's 800m title at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin last summer, but one thing missing in all these media reports is the most obvious of all.

I saw this coming. Since the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) inavertedly revealed that they were carrying out a gender verification test on 18-year-old winning athlete Caster Semenya, they committed the mistake that could have effectively ruined the life and athletic career of a young promising girl from rural South Africa.

If you have not seen this yet, then you must see the recently-minted World 800m champion, Caster Semenya as you’ve never seen her before.

Women's world 800m champion Caster Semenya is back home in South Africa and in familiar turf, but the western press and their 'confidentiality breakers' aren't done yet.

Polokwane, Semenya's home town was filled with joyous sounds after her victory in Berlin. Both old and young gathered together to celebrate in the small rural village.

For an 18-year-old, the psychological stress and mental torture 800m South African athlete Caster Semenya is going through is unfair.