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Page last updated at 09:57 GMT, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 10:57 UK

Semenya returns to rapturous welcome

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Hundreds of fans turned out to show their support for South Africa's 800 metre world champion, Caster Semenya.

The athlete returned from the World Athletics Championships in Berlin with a gold medal, but questions still remain about her biological gender.

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Replay - Semenya wins 800m(05.27)
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IAAF explains 'gender test' for Semenya(04.11)

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