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By Karyn Maughan, Lebogang Seale and Gaye Davis
Caster Semenya has begun her battle to restore her dignity. It is understood that Semenya's legal team has sent a letter to the International Association of Athletics Federations, asking the organisation to provide it with any medical records or records of her consent to invasive sex testing that it may have in its possession.
Semenya's lawyers also want details of the exact nature of the IAAF inquiry into her status in competition, as well as the results of the organisation's internal probe into how the athlete's confidential medical results were leaked to the media.
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Greg Nott, the attorney leading the Dewey & LeBoeuf legal team who have taken on Semenya's cause on a pro bono basis, yesterday declined to comment on the letter.
Today Chuene was due to face the ASA council for the first time "In the interest of our client, who has already endured so much, we do not wish to comment at this stage. We do not litigate this very sensitive issue through the media," he said.
IAAF sources yesterday confirmed that the organisation's legal team were in the process of responding to the letter.
While Semenya is fighting her battle, Athletics South Africa (ASA) president Leonard Chuene is fighting his own.
Today Chuene was due to face the ASA council for the first time since he admitted repeatedly lying about the Semenya gender debacle.
As he goes into the meeting, Chuene still enjoys the backing of a number of ASA member regions, despite the fact that certain senior ASA officials were considering legal action against him for his shoddy handling of the Semenya affair.
'We do not litigate this very sensitive issue through the media' "In terms of our constitution, ASA is a Section 21 company, and its directors are liable to the Companies Act. If it is found that they didn't act within the best interests of the organisation, we may institute civil and/or criminal charges," said one regional leader.
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