Mick Hartley

The most important fact about Semenya is entirely avoided in this article and, without it, contextualisation is not possible.

And that fact is that Semenya is a man. https://t.co/ozCkmE0Fy8

— Andy (@lecanardnoir) July 10, 2025

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Article here. Who is Caster Semenya?

Semenya is a two-time Olympic champion and three-time world champion over 800m.

Between 2009 and 2019, the South African dominated her sport, sealing a 30th consecutive victory when she won the Doha Diamond League 800m in May 2019.

She was given a hero's welcome in South Africa after picking up her first World Championship gold in 2009, with thousands of jubilant fans turning out at Johannesburg airport to greet her.

However, her rapid rise from unknown teenager to global star was also accompanied by scrutiny over her gender and possible advantages in her biology.

It was later revealed she was born with DSD, one outcome of which means she has an elevated level of testosterone – a hormone that can increase muscle mass and strength.

Well yes – because only men have this particular form of DSD. He has perfectly normal levels of testosterone for a man.

As they admit.

It was in the Cas ruling that Semenya's specific DSD was confirmed as 46 XY 5-ARD (5-alpha-reductase deficiency). People with this particular DSD have the male XY chromosomes.

Right at the bottom of the article. Yes, he's a man.

And he has two children with his wife Violet.