JOHANNESBURG - Lawyers for Caster Semenya said they would protect the world 800m champion's right to compete as it was revealed the results of gender verification tests would not be received by the athlete until June.

South African Semenya underwent the tests after winning gold at last August's World Championships and has not run competitively since. She released a statement on Tuesday saying she planned to race this season even though her case is yet to be resolved.

Athletics South Africa (ASA) spokesman Richard Stander said the results of the tests would not be passed on to the 19-year-old until June.