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Article: A.M. Briefing; Track: Fans in South Africa rally, show support for Semenya ; NBA: Former official Donaghy is accused of violating probation.(Sports)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
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- August 26, 2009
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Gender debate surrounds world champion: Surrounded by a singing, dancing and horn-blowing crowd of supporters at Johannesburg's airport Tuesday, South African runner Caster Semenya looked overwhelmed and scared.
The 18-year-old, who won the women's 800 meters at the world championships in Berlin on Aug. 19, is at the center of an international controversy over her gender.
Semenya cried "Mama! Mama!" and reached out for her mother as police tried to clear a path through the throngs at the welcoming ceremony in the arrival area of the airport.
South African President Jacob Zuma vowed he ...