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Caster responds to IAAF policy against her with awesome tweets
One quote the athlete picked has said she will let people criticise who they 'think' she is.
Caster Semenya. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Getty Images for Laureus)
As South Africans continue to be unimpressed at the latest move from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announcing an amended hyperandrogenism rule on Thursday that forces female athletes born with the condition to reduce their natural testosterone levels, Caster Semenya has responded without any explosive fanfare.
Her future as an elite middle-distance runner in doubt. Facing natural hormone restrictions if she intends to continue competing in middle-distance events, the world 800m champion could struggle to break the two-minute barrier in the near future, according to sports scientist Ross Tucker.
The SA sports minister has also slammed the amendment as diabolical.
Semenya, however, has remained true to her style of not making grand statements, though she has been dropping a series of tweets and retweets – including one from The Citizen’s athletics journalist Wesley Botton – that make her feelings right now clear.
Take a look at some of them below:
— Caster Semenya (@MightyCaster) April 28, 2018
— Caster Semenya (@MightyCaster) April 27, 2018
— Caster Semenya (@MightyCaster) April 26, 2018
#ILOVECASTERBECAUSE She is SUPER talented!She is resilient, dedicated & A FORCE! We're behind you ALL THE WAY ❤🙌 @caster800m #FreshBreakfast pic.twitter.com/OM7V2stCKi
— Dineo Mpala (@dineo_mpala) April 26, 2018
#TBT Pride of South Africa 🇿🇦 Caster Semenya won Double Gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in the women’s 800m and 1500m races.
Retweet & Like to show your support for our Golden Girl 👑 Caster Semenya #GoGirls pic.twitter.com/dxCdBWuVEX
— gsport4girls (@gsport4girls) April 26, 2018
Athletics officials have made multiple attempts over the last decade to stop Caster Semenya from running. This has been her response pic.twitter.com/nS79Z3GUpf
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) April 25, 2018
— Caster Semenya (@MightyCaster) April 25, 2018
