Athletics South Africa's president Leonard Chuene has apologised for denying knowledge of gender tests conducted on runner Caster Semenya.
The tests were carried out in South Africa in August but Chuene said he wanted to protect Semenya's privacy.
Semenya first burst on to the world stage in July when she ran one minute, 56.72 seconds for the 800m in Bambous, smashing her previous personal best by more than seven seconds.
The IAAF demanded Semenya take a gender test before the World Championships in Berlin amid fears she might not be able to run as a woman.
But South African officials repeatedly said tests were carried out abroad, not at home.
However, the ASA insisted she should run and has since said it is certain she is female, a claim backed up by her family.