South Africa's controversial world 800m athletics champion Caster Semenya could return to competition next month despite an ongoing gender test investigation.
The 19-year-old, who stormed to victory in Berlin in August last year, intends to compete in a domestic series.
Her coach, Michael Seme, says she's kept training, but needs to race against local opposition before a return to international events.
World athletics' governing body, the IAAF, has confirmed she is free to run.
Athletics South Africa has also confirmed her comeback, but is refusing to discuss dates, saying they want to keep her out of the media spotlight.
The IAAF has never officially suspended Semenya following her victory in Germany but says its investigations are ongoing.
