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A report by South Africa's Olympic committee has accused suspended Athletics South Africa (ASA) president Leonard Chuene of "gross misconduct" and ignoring medical advice after he allowed Caster Semenya to compete at the 2009 World Championships.

South Africa's Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) said Chuene had "defied" medical advice that Semenya be withdrawn from the World Championships in Berlin last August.

ASA’s team doctor at the time, Harold Adams, told Chuene that Semenya should not compete in Germany "because it was going to create a psychological problem for her to run and be queried", sports minister Makhenkesi Stofile told a parliamentary committee.

"The report found that Mr Chuene ignored that professional advice and went ahead," Stofile said. "As such, they [SASCOC] accuse him [Chuene] of gross misconduct as well as bringing ASA and the sport of athletics and SASCOC into disrepute. He must face disciplinary hearings."

Semenya underwent gender tests at the championships, where she won the 800m title, and did not compete again for 11 months.

She was cleared by world athletics body the IAAF in July, but it said the "medical details" of her case would remain confidential.

Chuene was suspended along with ASA's entire executive board last November after allegations of financial mismanagement and criticism of the way the national federation handled Semenya, who was then 18.

SASCOC has been in temporary charge of ASA since November, but said this week that it would hand back control to the national federation on September 18, when elections are held for a new ASA board.