Semenya to wed girlfriend

Caster Semenya, the South African athlete whose masculine looks and mannerisms caused a stir back in 2009 is set to wed.

The Olympic silver medallist has set in motion events that will see her marry herself a wife.

According to the Daily Sun, Semenya sent her family to negotiate Lobola (brideprice) for fellow athlete Violet Raseboya with the family reportedly paying  R25,000 (approximately Ksh 210,000) as a first step towards their wedding.

The website quotes a close friend of the couple who confirms that the couple have been inseparable in recent months.

Semenya has also gushed about her love for her fiancé and considers her the most important person in her life.

“Actually, my fiancée comes first! She’s the most important person in my life”. The Daily Sun reports.

Her appearance at the women's 800 metres final during the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, August 19, 2009 where she won the gold medal kicked up a storm forcing her to submit a test to ascertain her gender.

While most of the controversy surrounding Semenya stems from questions around her gender, she has not come out to declare her sexuality in a country where lesbians are sometimes subjected to rape in a bid to ‘sexually reorient’ them.

South Africans have been fiercely protective of the golden girl with magazines giving her makeovers to present her as more feminine.

On the track, pundits have accused Semenya of deliberately throwing the race and coming in second for the silver at the 2012 Olympics to avoid more controversy surrounding her gender.