The President of Athletics South Africa (ASA) was forced to admit last month that he had lied and that he knew that there were doubts over the teenager's gender even before she travelled to Berlin for the World Championships earlier this year.

Malema said: "Leonard Chuene should just have carried on lying about the controversial gender tests.
 

"He should’ve continued to say, 'I don’t know about the test.'
 

"You must defend a child as a father, and Chuene acted as a father.
 

"He should’ve continued to say, 'I don’t know about the test, whether they’re conducted or not I don’t know'.

"I’m not promoting a lie, I’m promoting the protection of children."

The ANCYL have promised to donate R120,000 (£9,860) to the Semenya family at a ceremony in Johannesburg later this month as a reward for her victory in Berlin.

Malema said; "We are doing so because we realise that big corporations is refusing to put more in money and sponsor this girl.
 

"The ANC has agreed that we must give practical support, not just verbal support."


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