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Female Gold Winner Really a Man?

South Africa's track team has lost sponsorship from Nedbank because of the controversy over gold-medal runner Caster Semenya's gender, the AP reports. The International Association of Athletics Federations ordered tests to determine whether Semenya is really a woman. Nedbank said it did not want to risk marring its reputation by being associated with "the unfortunate negative situation."

--Aileen Torres

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