London, England – Caster Semenya says the gender testing debacle that dogged her early international career has made her stronger for challenges such as the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Semenya was speaking ahead of the opening ceremony where she will lead out the South African team as the flag bearer.

“I am not going to worry about these gender things, I’m just going to concentrate on my future and look forward,” Semenya said.

She added that it was a great privilege to carry the South African flag, an honour she did not expect to befall upon her.

“It is quite exciting and, for me, when I look back at my career, I didn’t think I was going to make it to the Olympics,” she said
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