The Race To Be Myself, 9781529186383
Paperback
Athlete’s fight for identity, freedom, and the right to run.

The Race To Be Myself

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    4 November 2024

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Summary

The Race To Be Myself: Caster Semenya’s Story

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 o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529186383
ISBN-10:1529186382
Author:Caster Semenya
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Merky Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:4 November 2024
Weight:239g
Dimensions:197mm x 128mm x 21mm
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Critics Review

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 *

About The Author

Caster Semenya

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.

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