Caster Semenya update

Your rant aside, that is still a dude.

Yeah, I'm surprised at the bleeding heart tone this has taken. This is still letsrun?

It's a guy. You have such pity on Semenya. Pity the women who'll lose to him.

SA wrote:

Because she is a woman!!!

is this a type-o? Because I KNOW you didn't mean to include that "wo" in front of "man," or the "s" in front of "he."

Be interesting what people will say when 'she' smashes Jarmila's record into oblivion.

Semenya aint a woman hes a dude and bolt aint a dude its a robot.

SA wrote:

Because she is a woman!!! in south africa, and other parts of africa, quite a few women are muscular, have facial hair and have deep voices. im not saying its common, but its not unusual either. u people are pathetic. just because she does not fit into your european stereotype of what a woman should look like, u accuse her of cheating. get a life and accept that she is good

Oh, hold up. Where in Africa is it common to have women with muscular builds, deep voices and facial hair? Because I so don't see it with Janeth Jepkosgei, Mesret Defar, Linet Masai or Turnesh Dibaba.

Hell to the NO wrote:

Oh, hold up. Where in Africa is it common to have women with muscular builds, deep voices and facial hair? Because I so don't see it with Janeth Jepkosgei, Mesret Defar, Linet Masai or Turnesh Dibaba.

Haha! It's funny because you're such a yutz, the only Africa you know about is the one represented in distance running. Oh well, at least you know something about Africa. More than the average American knows.

@universalsports keeps saying there will be an update "soon."

Well, it better be soon...like, you know... before the start of the race?

KUFI wrote:

Because appearance and your husband are valid indicators of sex right? Just let them run the test (hopefully quietly) and leave this young lady alone. This must be tremendously embarrassing for her. Frankly I'm disappointed at the running community's response to this. Are we no longer capable of empathy?

That is bloody nonsense.

Of course the tests should be done properly. Doing them quietly behind doors would cause coverups and perhaps no tests at all. The whole situation needs to be totally public and above any suspicions or conjecture. Getting rid of the witch trials, midnight hangings and bringing out the truth will do much to restore empathy, but that will not be done by covering everything up.

After seeing all of this history, and the obvious current events, Caster should not be allowed to run in the final.

If the circumstances are sorted differently in the future, which I seriously doubt, then so be it. What we have here is the true condition of one person, for which there has been an unresolved history, vs the entire spectrum of all women's competition and performances.

The current situation should not be allowed to proceed.

Sir Lance-alot wrote:

However, in her defense I WILL say this:

Just because someone looks like and acts like the opposite gender, it doesn't mean they are that gender. I mean, look at Carl Lewis and Rupp!

(had do go there, sorry)

Ok, that just cracked me up.

Regardless, this is kind of fascinating. While at first glance she sure as hell looks like a dude, I wonder how much culture plays a part in that. Not the masculinity, but the not noticing. As someone noted, she's from a rural town. I can't imagine she has access to a good waxer, nor would she be held to a western standard in terms of looks. She's also young and to have the world questioning your gender has got to feel...well, not good.

I don't know what to think. If she is actually a he, then good riddance. If she is a victim of scrutiny that turns out to be unfounded? Well, that's just kind of sad.

@universalsports: Given the sensitivity of the story, we're verifying as much as we can before posting anything.

Less than 3 hours to go.

It is pissing me off that they have not yet removed this person from the final.

She will not be removed. "Semenya, is eligible to compete in the final later on Wednesday as the complex medical process will not be completed until well after the Aug. 15-23 championships."

http://www.universalsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23000&ATCLID=204777516

That is too bad, and makes the final a sham.

I feel empathy for all of the women in the race.

Thank goodness the other women's events do not have the same controversy.

She is in.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12993_5500703,00.html

Im predicting a WR now. I mean if she ran 1.56 in her first serious race...1.53 sounds reasonable in the final if they hit the bell at 55.

Davies said this was not a mandatory or compulsory test and the athlete was in no way suspected of cheating.

"This is a medical condition. It is nothing that she has done. There is a need to make sure rules are followed," Davies said, adding discretion and the protection of the athlete was paramount.

"We are more concerned for the person and not to make this as something that is humiliating," he said.

Translation = coverup.

That is a sad state of affairs.

They should remove the person from competition when there is any question of gender.

ramolfelhi wrote:

She is in.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12993_5500703,00.html

Im predicting a WR now. I mean if she ran 1.56 in her first serious race...1.53 sounds reasonable in the final if they hit the bell at 55.

Semenya will not run a WR. If Semenya runs a WR then the heat will really be on IAAF and South Africa to come clean. Semenya will be directed to just keep pace and kick at the end. 1:57.25