Caster Semenya - and the gender controversy

I have to say something about Caster Semenya the teenager who is caught up in the gender controversy. I so hated to see her sad face when she stood at the podium to receive her medal in Berlin, knowing that the IAAF had started proceeding to get her to undergo a series of tests to prove she is indeed a female. I wish they had waited until after the award ceremonies to tell her, so she could at least savor the sweet feeling of her fantastic victory over the other runners in the 800 meter world championship. I am rooting for her and hoping that she will be vindicated when the tests prove that she is indeed a female. So what if she spouts a moustache and looks like a guy. Here's a pic of her and she does not look like she is hiding anything - if you get my drift. I am sure many of us know or can recall at least one female who looked, sounded and acted like a male and vice versa. I believe gender testing used to be mandatory for female athletes at the Olympics, however, they stopped those screenings in 1999. The change in the policy was because all women do not have standard female chromosomes and many cases have been found of people who have ambiguous genitalia or other congenital conditions. Caster is a freshman at the University of Pretoria and studies sports science. Her strength in the sports arena has been attributed to rigorous training.