South African Olympic runner Caster Semenya will keep her gold medal , the country 's sports ministry announced Thursday . Ministry added in a statement that the results of a gender test would not be made public . The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has decided to allow athletes who have undergone sex reassignment surgery and hormone therapy to compete at the Rio Olympics this summer.
South African Olympic runner Caster Semenya will keep her gold medal , the country 's sports ministry announced Thursday . Ministry added in a statement that the results of a gender test would not be made public . The world governing body for athletics , the IAAF , have refused to comment on the announcement .