Thursday, November 19

Ask, but don't tell.

At least she gets to keep the money, and the gold. Hopefully she'll find a place to compete too.

South Africa’s sports ministry said in a statement Thursday that Caster Semenya,18, the world champion 800-meter runner, had reached an agreement with track and field’s world governing body to keep the gold medal and prize money she won at the world championships in August.

Most notably, however, the sports ministry did not say whether Semenya would be allowed to continue to compete as a woman. The statement also did not disclose the results of sex-verification tests she had undergone.

“As such, there will be no public announcement of what the panel of scientists has found,” the sports ministry said. “We urge all South Africans and other people to respect this professional, ethical and moral way of doing things.”