Why isn鈥檛 Caster Semenya at the World Athletics Championships?
She鈥檚 one of several DSD athletes who aren鈥檛 allowed to compete.
South African runner Caster Semenya won鈥檛 be at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. It鈥檚 because she has differences of sexual development - or DSD - and isn鈥檛 allowed to compete in any track events without taking testosterone-reducing drugs.
But what is DSD? And why is it stopping Caster from competing? Celestine Karoney from 麻豆社 Sport Africa explains.
Plus, we鈥檙e joined by Frances Mao who talks us through recent 'Mudjima' knife crimes in South Korea.
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