Caster Semenya starts 2017 campaign off with 3k pb - 9:36.39 FTW in South Africa.

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7 years ago 03/17/2017 6:46pm EDT

re: trollism

trollism wrote:
Brad Majors wrote:
The other five runners should just refuse to compete. So should every other opponent. Each and every time.
The only problem with this is that if an opponent even shows they slightest amount of dissent about this matter they get subjected to a disproportionate level of abuse from 'supporters' of Semenya.
It's really not worth it for an individual.

If you are a clean athlete (in any sport) and you are knowingly going against someone with an absolute advantage, why bother?

If EVERY female that competes against Caster boycotts, walks off, etc., she will go away. Maybe there will be another category besides straight up male or female. Caster can compete with her own kind.....born one gender, but with excess hormones or whatever....

7 years ago 03/17/2017 9:13pm EDT

re: Middle school

Middle school wrote:
My name is Joey Defeo. Look me up on milesplit I'm a senior in high school currently.

Interesting. I ran slightly faster than you in high school but didn't break 10 in grade nine for 3000m.

7 years ago 03/18/2017 4:39am EDT

re: behave children

behave children wrote:
personally I find it hilarious how many of you pick and choose which genetic advantages you find okay for an athlete to have, which should have them, and which should not - what's fortunate for everyone else is you are not in charge of deciding

That's stupid because we divide sports by chromosomes/sex we don't divide sports by height or muscle fibres or Vo2 max

7 years ago 03/18/2017 8:09am EDT

re: trollism

trollism wrote:
Brad Majors wrote:
The other five runners should just refuse to compete. So should every other opponent. Each and every time.
The only problem with this is that if an opponent even shows they slightest amount of dissent about this matter they get subjected to a disproportionate level of abuse from 'supporters' of Semenya.
It's really not worth it for an individual.

That's why they need to all do it together. Safety ofor the pack.

7 years ago 03/18/2017 8:17am EDT

re: behave children

behave children wrote:
stay classy LRC, using "it" and "that" about a human being
if you disagree about the decision to let her race, then sure say that
otherwise stop acting like you are children in 4th grade with the name calling
personally I find it hilarious how many of you pick and choose which genetic advantages you find okay for an athlete to have, which should have them, and which should not - what's fortunate for everyone else is you are not in charge of deciding

It is pretty simple to pick, there are only two options:

1) Those with Y chromosomes

2) Those without Y chromosomes

I find it hilarious that there are people that don't understand this scientific certainty. If you have the genetic advantage you are in open race, if you don't you are in the women's race. It is so simple litterally most 2 year olds can figure it out with 99% accuracy.

7 years ago 03/18/2017 9:00am EDT

re: Just another guy

Just another guy wrote:
behave children wrote:
stay classy LRC, using "it" and "that" about a human being
if you disagree about the decision to let her race, then sure say that
otherwise stop acting like you are children in 4th grade with the name calling
personally I find it hilarious how many of you pick and choose which genetic advantages you find okay for an athlete to have, which should have them, and which should not - what's fortunate for everyone else is you are not in charge of deciding
It is pretty simple to pick, there are only two options:
1) Those with Y chromosomes
2) Those without Y chromosomes
I find it hilarious that there are people that don't understand this scientific certainty. If you have the genetic advantage you are in open race, if you don't you are in the women's race. It is so simple litterally most 2 year olds can figure it out with 99% accuracy.

Idiot. You could have slept with a woman with a Y chromosome and wouldn't know.

7 years ago 03/19/2017 5:07pm EDT

re: Simpleton

Remarkably chunky and short striding compared to the runners Semenya is beating. You would really normally advise an athlete at that level in elite sport to lose some bulk and learn how to stride out better. I'd say they were built more like a sprinter, but the stride length isn't there either. Looks like a fairly moderate runner competing against much physically weaker competitors.

Never mind open categories for men and women, if Semenya wants to fulfil his/her potential, they would be well advised to race against men.

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