Gender controversy shrouds South African runner

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South African’s Caster Semenya is at the center of a gender controversy. On Wednesday, Semenya won the women’s 800 meters at the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin. Now, Semenya’s been asked to take tests to prove she’s a woman. We’ll speak with Farayi Mungazi, host of the BBC African sports program Fast Track. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber. >>> The latest from BBC Sport.

Entire program – August 21, 2009

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Today on The World: The mood in Afghanistan as the ballots are being counted; Russia’s own version of the American Cash for Clunkers program; and the controversy surrounding South African runner Caster Semenya… is she really a she?