The Race To Be Myself

Caster Semenya

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Merky Books
30 December 2023

Autobiography: general; Autobiography: sport; Sports & outdoor recreation; Track & field sports, athletics

Athlete. Icon. Activist. This is a powerful account of a woman's journey to run free.

Banned from the sport she loved because she was labelled 'different', Olympic and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and blisteringly honest story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight after winning the 2009 World Championships Caster Semenya quickly became the centre of a debate which still continues today about gender in sports, and the right to compete as you are.

Told with blistering candour and captivating speed, The Race To Be Myself is a journey through innocence, ambition, defiance, and acceptance. From her rural beginnings running in the dust, to crushing her opponents on the track. To the falsehoods spread about her name, and the many trials she has been forced to endure publicly and privately. This is Caster's time to set the record straight and share her story of how she became a defiant champion.

Throughout it all Caster has found triumph in her strong will, her community and her family. Caster's story is our story, and testimony to anyone forced to stop doing what they love.

By: Caster Semenya
Imprint: Merky Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 552g
ISBN: 9781529186369
ISBN 10: 1529186366
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Caster Semenya is a professional runner from South Africa. She's a two-time Olympic Games gold medalist and a three-time World Athletics Championships gold medalist. She lives in Pretoria, South Africa.

Reviews for The Race To Be Myself

Semenya is an engaging memoirist who skillfully unpacks topics of discrimination in sport…for sports lovers and avid readers alike, The Race to Be Myself is as illuminating as it is enjoyable * Gay Times *

PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY

The Race To Be Myself

Caster Semenya

$55

Hardback

Reviews for The Race To Be Myself

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