CASTER SEMENYA TO KEEP GOLD MEDAL: S. African ministry says results of her gender tests will be kept confidential.

       The ministry also said in a statement that the International Association of Athletics Federations has agreed to allow the 18-year-old to keep her prize money.

       "Whatever scientific tests were conducted legally within the IAAF regulations will be treated as a confidential matter between patient and doctor," the sports ministry said. "As such there will be no public announcement of what the panel of scientists has found. We urge all South Africans and other people to respect this professional ethical and moral way of doing things."

       Before the 800 final in Berlin, the IAAF said it had ordered gender tests because of Semenya's muscular build and dramatic improvement in times. The case sparked outrage in South Africa, and the IAAF was accused of violating her privacy. South African track officials were accused of failing to protect her.

       Australian newspapers said in September that Semenya has male and female sexual organs, but the IAAF has refused to confirm or deny those reports.