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| Controversial world champion athlete Caster Semenya is set to receive a heroine's welcome in Johannesburg. | Controversial world champion athlete Caster Semenya is set to receive a heroine's welcome in Johannesburg. |
| South Africans have rallied behind Ms Semenya, who was asked to take a gender test just hours before winning the 800m final in Berlin last week. | |
| The ruling ANC's youth wing says it will lead a "mass delegation" to the OR Tambo International Airport. | The ruling ANC's youth wing says it will lead a "mass delegation" to the OR Tambo International Airport. |
| The ANC Youth League accused the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of racism. | The ANC Youth League accused the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of racism. |
| "We must celebrate our athlete's victory despite the attempts by racist institutions to undermine what she has achieved. We are proud of her," ANCYL's national spokesperson Floyd Shivambu told the BBC. | "We must celebrate our athlete's victory despite the attempts by racist institutions to undermine what she has achieved. We are proud of her," ANCYL's national spokesperson Floyd Shivambu told the BBC. |
| Hundreds of people are expected to welcome Ms Semenya and her teammates, male 800m gold medallist Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and high jump silver medallist Kgotso Mokoena. | Hundreds of people are expected to welcome Ms Semenya and her teammates, male 800m gold medallist Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and high jump silver medallist Kgotso Mokoena. |
| They [tests] suggest that women can only perform to a certain level and that those who exceed this level should be men ANC women's league The complexities of sexual identity 'We know Semenya is a girl' | They [tests] suggest that women can only perform to a certain level and that those who exceed this level should be men ANC women's league The complexities of sexual identity 'We know Semenya is a girl' |
| Ms Semenya's father Jacob Semenya will be at the airport to welcome his daughter home, the Associated Press news agency reports. | Ms Semenya's father Jacob Semenya will be at the airport to welcome his daughter home, the Associated Press news agency reports. |
| Ms Semenya's family in Limpopo province have insisted that she is a girl and shown the BBC her birth certificate, which states she is female. | Ms Semenya's family in Limpopo province have insisted that she is a girl and shown the BBC her birth certificate, which states she is female. |
| Athletics South Africa President Leonard Chuene last week told a local paper that he had to "persuade" the athlete to go to the podium to accept her gold medal because the she was so upset about the gender row. | Athletics South Africa President Leonard Chuene last week told a local paper that he had to "persuade" the athlete to go to the podium to accept her gold medal because the she was so upset about the gender row. |
| The ANC women's league said its leaders would also be at the airport and that other members would hold protests across South Africa. | The ANC women's league said its leaders would also be at the airport and that other members would hold protests across South Africa. |
| The women's league said it views the IAAF's order for "as [a] vicious attack on the dignity of Caster Semenya and all women athletes because they suggest that women can only perform to a certain level and that those who exceed this level should be men". | The women's league said it views the IAAF's order for "as [a] vicious attack on the dignity of Caster Semenya and all women athletes because they suggest that women can only perform to a certain level and that those who exceed this level should be men". |
| The IAAF ordered Ms Semenya to take the "gender verification test" after she improved her personal best by more than eight seconds over the past year. | The IAAF ordered Ms Semenya to take the "gender verification test" after she improved her personal best by more than eight seconds over the past year. |
| The IAAF stresses that it does not suspect her of deliberately cheating but questions whether she may have a rare medical condition which gives her an unfair advantage. | The IAAF stresses that it does not suspect her of deliberately cheating but questions whether she may have a rare medical condition which gives her an unfair advantage. |