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11 September 2009, 07:39 - News24 Users

Cape Town - World 800m champion Caster Semenya, according to a report by the Daily Telegraph, has no womb or ovaries.

The Australian newspaper quoted an unnamed source who divulged information about Semenya's gender verification tests.

The Daily Telegraph report, among other things, claimed that the teenager has three times the amount of testosterone that a "normal" female would have and is a hermaphrodite. Also, the IAAF have also not ruled out stripping Semenya of her gold medal that she won in Berlin.

Athletics South Africa (ASA) president Leonard Chuene has blasted the report.

"This is a sinister agenda to destroy that little girl," Chuene told eNews.

He said he won't debate the rumours emanating from the report but will go as far as to defend the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Chuene said it's the newspaper that is responsible for latest claims that include Semenya possibly being stripped of her gold medal won in the 800m world championships held in Berlin last month.

Apart from being shocked, he said he is "really disgusted" with the report and pointed out that the IAAF have clearly stated that the conclusive test results will only be available in November.

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