"Semenya stated, 'Personally, for her as a leader, she's an African, I'm sure she understands how, you know, we as Africans, we are coming from, as a global South, you know, you cannot control genetics.'"
"'Obviously if you say the science, because we talk about science here, if the science is clear, show us who decided and don't dress that as a lie because it's a lie and we know because we've seen it.'"
"'For me personally, for her being a woman coming from Africa, knowing how, you know, African women or women in the global South are affected by that.'"
Caster Semenya expressed her disappointment with IOC President Kirsty Coventry regarding the ban on transgender athletes from the Olympics. Semenya highlighted the importance of understanding the challenges faced by women in the global South, particularly African women. The IOC's decision also affects female athletes with differences in sex development, like Semenya herself, who has been barred from competing in her preferred events since 2019 due to her natural testosterone levels. Semenya emphasized the need for transparency in the science behind these decisions.
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