Remember the South African runner, Caster Semenya, whose muscular build fueled questions about her gender? Well, she’s being allowed to keep the gold medal she won in the women's 800-meters at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in August.

The eighteen-year-old has also been found innocent of any wrongdoing, but the widely anticipated results of gender tests conducted would not be made public.

"We have agreed with the IAAF that whatever scientific tests were conducted legally within the IAAF regulations will be treated as a confidential matter between patient and doctor," South Africa’s sports ministry announced in a statement.

Reports in two newspapers in September said the results of the tests showed Semenya has both male and female characteristics. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has declined to confirm those reports.

The controversy over Semenya erupted after she crushed her rivals in the 800 meters and secured victory in one minute, 55.45 seconds -- the best women's time in the world this year.

According to some reports, the insensitivity of the media and the leak of test results alleging Semenya has both male and female characteristics caused the teenager to go into a deep depression where she even contemplated suicide.