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• Semenya not picked by South Africa

  World 800m champion Caster Semenya is left out of South Africa's team for the upcoming African championships. Read More... Posted Sunday, July 11, 2010 11:53 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• Athlete Semenya free to compete

  South African athlete Caster Semenya is given the all-clear to return to competition by the International Amateur Athletics Federation. Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:09 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• Semenya to learn gender test results

  World 800m champion Caster Semenya is to learn whether she can resume athletics when her gender test results are released. Read More... Posted Thursday, June 10, 2010 6:50 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• Kebede powers to London victory

  Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede claims the London Marathon over a minute clear of Kenya's Emmanuel Mutai Read More... Posted Sunday, April 25, 2010 8:26 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• Semenya vows to race this season

  South African champion Caster Semenya says she will race again this season after being told to wait for gender test results. Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 30, 2010 12:23 PM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• Semenya set to resume competition

  South Africa's controversial world 800m champion Caster Semenya may return to competition next month despite an ongoing gender test investigation. Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:37 PM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• Put your questions to Bekele

  Your chance to quiz distance running star Kenenisa Bekele Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 05, 2010 1:40 PM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• Athletics: Ramzi stripped of Olympic title

  Bahrain's Olympic 1500m champion Rashid Ramzi is stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for doping at the 2008 Beijing Games. Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:16 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• Semenya set to discover test fate

  Caster Semenya, the athlete at the centre of a gender controversy, will soon find out if she can compete as a woman. Read More... Posted Saturday, November 14, 2009 7:55 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• SA athletics chief to stay in job

  South Africa's athletics chief will keep his job despite calls for him to be fired for lying about Caster Semenya's gender tests. Read More... Posted Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:45 PM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• SA wants athletics chief fired

  South Africa's athletics chief faces calls for his sacking after admitting he lied about gender tests on runner Caster Semenya. Read More... Posted Sunday, September 20, 2009 3:36 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• SA chief issues Semenya apology

  South Africa's athletics chief apologises for denying knowledge of gender tests conducted on runner Caster Semenya. Read More... Posted Saturday, September 19, 2009 8:22 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• Semenya tests as 'inter gender'

  Gender tests on South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya reveal that she has an inter-gender condition, BBC Sport understands. Read More... Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 3:24 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics

• Semenya to keep World gold medal

  South African athlete will not be stripped of her Berlin medal, regardless of gender test results, BBC Sport understands. Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:54 PM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Athletics