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Semenya places slow ninth

AP , ROVERETO, ITALY

Gatlin won gold in the 100m at the 2004 Athens Olympics in 9.85, then tested positive in April 2006 for excessive testosterone.

“There are rules out there and I think the rules need to be defined better,” Gatlin said of Semenya’s case. “She’s a competitor like everyone else and if they say she can run in the gender that she’s running then so be it. I’d tell her: ‘Don’t be scared. If you’re a champion be a champion.’”

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