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Making her Olympic debut three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, Caster Semenya of South Africa finished second in her 800-meter preliminary heat Wednesday.

South African athlete Caster Semenya is given the all-clear to return to competition following controversial gender tests.

Doctors are attempting to determine if Caster Semenya, an 18-year-old runner from South Africa, has too many male characteristics to compete in track as a woman.

A South African teenager will be forced to take a test to prove she is a woman after storming to victory Wednesday in the 800-meter sprint at the world championships.