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Semenya, Caster, 1991-

The race to be myself : a memoir / Caster Semenya. - First edition. - 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Advance Reading Copy.

"Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya's win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about how gender plays out in sports, our expectations of female athletes, and the right to compete as you are"--

ISBN: 9781324035770 1324035773

LCCN: bl2023173343

Subjects--Personal Names:
Semenya, Caster, 1991-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women runners--South Africa--Biography.
Olympic athletes--South Africa--Biography.
Intersex athletes--South Africa--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Autobiographies.

LC Class. No.: GV1061.15.S37 / A3 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 796.42092 B