{
  "id": 19451484,
  "title": "ASA can jump, says Semenya as she rules out athletics role",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/asa-can-jump-says-semenya-as-she-rules-out-athletics-role",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T05:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/asa-can-jump-says-semenya-as-she-rules-out-athletics-role/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Olympic champion Caster Semenya has firmly ruled out any involvement in athletics administration. Despite ongoing controversies surrounding Athletics South Africa (ASA), Semenya has made it clear she cannot forgive those who betrayed her during her career. After facing multiple controversies and World Athletics' call for clean-up at board level, Semenya expressed her unwillingness to work alongside individuals who \"stabbed me in the back.\" She emphasized her focus on fixing her own ship through her Masai Athletics Club and the Caster Semenya Foundation, which hold her top priority. Semenya believes that national and international leadership currently lacks trustworthiness and refuses to engage with \"snakes.\" She specifically stated that she has no interest in any positions within any organisation. While ASA faced significant criticism for its handling of Semenya's emergence as a teenager, the federation stood by her during her court battles against World Athletics. ASA even attempted to challenge the rules established by the global governing body, which restricted athletes with differences of sexual development from competing in women's events. Semenya ultimately retired in 2019 after being banned for the second time from competing in her preferred middle-distance events.",
  "summary": "Semenya says she cannot forgive any national and international bodies for troubles she faced throughout career.",
  "key_points": [
    "Caster Semenya ruled out athletics administration role",
    "Focused on Masai Athletics Club and Semenya Foundation",
    "Refused to engage with snakes in leadership"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Semenya’s refusal to join athletics administration signals a permanent fracture between the former champion and the governing bodies that failed to protect her during her career-ending legal battles.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}