ANC Youth League President Julius Malema has defended his controversial statement that white people did not come out to support gold medallist Caster Semenya.

Semenya arrived home from the World Athletics Championship on Tuesday amid controversy over her gender.

At the airport, Malema slammed white people for not being there: "Where are the white South Africans to welcome Caster? If it was rugby, they would be here."

Malema's comments have sparked outrage in certain quarters including Cope and AfriForum.

Malema said he raised a serious issue.

"We were simply saying the country should have come together, the country should have been united. We should have been reflective of the rainbow nation that we are."

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