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World 800m champion Caster Semenya insisted she will race this season, hours after being told to wait for gender-test results to be revealed.
The 19-year-old has not raced since winning in Berlin, but was reportedly due to run in a meeting at Stellenbosch in South Africa on Tuesday.
However, Athletics South Africa (ASA) said she must wait for governing body the IAAF to reveal the test results.
Semenya said her "fundamental and human rights" were breached since her win.
"Since my victory in the female 800m event at the Berlin World Championships in August last year, I have been subjected to unwarranted and invasive scrutiny of the most intimate and private details of my being," she stated.
"Some of the occurrences leading up to, and immediately following, the Berlin World Championships have infringed on not only my rights as an athlete but also my fundamental and human rights, including my rights to dignity and privacy."
The South African, who did not give a date for her planned return to racing, described the gender verification case as "a very simple matter".
"I am an athlete first and foremost and it is vital for my competitiveness, my well-being and for my preparations for events during the European summer that I measure my performance against other athletes," said Semenya.
"I have constantly taken advice from an esteemed panel of medical and legal professionals and other parties who are close to me.
"I have been privy to and have evaluated all the relevant information they have placed before me including current IAAF rules and policies.
"This information has also been placed in the hands of the IAAF. I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions."
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