Question

What situations did oscar,caster semenya,itumeleng khune faced that were negatively exploited by the media?

Answer 1

Leaked details about what happened on the night that Oscar Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp was the media’s field day and the people consumed it uncontrollably.

As foreign media questions Semenya’s gender, South Africans defend her.

It what seems to be an unfair criticism in the modern day’s football, Itumeleng Khunehas been under a despotic criticism from some fans on social media platforms regarding his latest contract fiasco with the Kaizer Chiefs.

Answer 2

The correct answer is the following.

The negative media coverage that appeared in the news that affected these athletes was the following.

Oscar Pistorius was able to represent South Africa in the athletic contest (4x400) if his blades were restricted to the first of the four legs in order to avoid any risk to the other competitors.

Caster Semenya was an 800 meters runner that was submitted to a gender test ordered by the International Athletic Association - IAA. The news provoked great controversy about the right of the association to mess up with her privacy.

Ithumelen Khune is a soccer player from South Africa's team Kaizer Chiefs. He caused great controversy when he appeared in a social media video, drunk. He is seen with his friends in a boys night out.