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The IAAF announced that 2009 World 800 Meter Champion Caster Semenya of South Africa has been medically cleared and will be allowed to resume her athletics career. The surprise of the Worlds last year, the 18 year-old Semenya became the target of suspicion and the IAAF asked the South African federation to investigate her gender. Rumors have swirled for the last 10 months, but no specifics on the results of her test will be revealed. Quite simply, she will be returning to the international scene. Sadly, she will forever be the subject of speculation. It remains to be seen how she will fair in her return. With no major international championships this season, Semenya will be tested on the Diamond League circuit and the Commonwealth Games in October.
Will Semenya continue to show improvement and challenge Jarmila Kratochvilova's 27 year-old world record or will she struggle as 2008 prodigy Pamela Jelimo has?
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