I somehow doubt all this is news to Semenya, her couches, her team doctors, as she has had zero menstruations, and any sport doc worth his or her salt would of looked into the causes of that, and generally athletic amateur teams do occasional testing themselves for signs of high testosterone or steroid use. I highly doubt this is news for any of them, and it is grossly unfair, as well as unethical, for a woman with three times the normal level of hormones, and muscle development no competitor could meet to compete with individuals with a single sex organ system. I am saddened at this personal loss of a career for this young woman, and hope she gets the help she needs to move on with her life, though clearly that life cannot include a career as a biologically female athlete. She'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

I think those IAAF 'officials' need to be forced to take Humanity tests.

It is not uncommon for female athletes to not menstruate, due to the unusual amounts of exercise and physical stress placed on their bodies. And many female athletes have naturally occurring higher-than-normal levels of testosterone, which can contribute to what makes them exceptional athletes in the first place. Semenya's condition includes hormone-inhibitors, which in essence keeps testosterone from taking over as the dominant hormone, meaning while she does have some physical development more typically associated with males, she does not have all the athletic advantages associated with males.

This absolutely makes me sad. Not just sad for Semenya but sad for our society. She was raised as a girl and she is a girl. She worked hard to win the championship, she deserves. I wonder if another person who had both sex organs and was raised as a male, then won the World Athletics Championship; would they be subject to the same ordeal? Or would it be okay since they have a male sex organ? Just let her be and reward her for her hard work, do not make her feel like she did something wrong because she was born with the male and female sex organs. Arrgh. I am so frustrated with this injustice.