Fans on social media and ministers rallied behind Semenya, who was named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2019.
Caster Semenya has protested that she is 'unquestionably a woman'. Picture: AFP / File / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
South African fans of Olympian Caster Semenya on Wednesday expressed shock and disappointment after their star athlete lost a bid to challenge IAAF rules forcing female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels.
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