ESPN: "Caster Semenya listed to run at worlds in Oregon" (5000m)

Yes. Seyni who was banned from the 400M, but like Mboma and Masilingi has dropped to the 200M and will most likely medal at Worlds.

Only if you have some freakish genetic advantage - you know, like having the hormonal profile of a male - could you be able to go from being world class in the 400/800 and have the range to be world class in the 5k. Even Coe didn't have that type of range.

Are you referring to Niyonsaba? Semenya is not world class at 5,000 as far as we’ve seen. Getting into Worlds on some technicality doesn’t change the fact that she’d be the 30th best American woman or worse.

Hey, she's just following the rules as they evolve. Good on her for showing up despite the fact she won't place.

The sport is missing an incredible opportunity by not having Semenya race against Mu and the others in the 800. So very, very stupid. Put in a big purse, invite Kratochvílová to the race, and include a $1,000,000 incentive for breaking her record.

Lol this is track outside of the Olympics, there is no "big money" at stake here.

Yes, I forgot about Seyni. She really improved her 100m this year and should be a finalist at 200m

I guess that Manon Trapp (Fra) and Carla Gallardo (Spain) are missing the WC because Niyonsaba and Caster are both in the 5000m.

Had Niyonsaba and Caster been allowed to compete at 800m, both Trapp and Gallardo would be going to the WC.

It’s funny how that works.

No it's not. Having Semeneya run robs us from seeing Mu, potentially the best 800m female runner the last decade, legitimately win races, championships and even set records. What a shame if Mu goes on the break the world record only to have CS run a few tenths faster and be the one in the record books.

She made it to the WC, that's "world class" enough for me. I don't know of a more obvious criteria for someone to be world class other than making the world championships.

That's beside the point, which is that there is not one male athlete who could realistically make a world team in both the 400 and 5k, even on a technicality. The fact she's allowed to compete at all is complete psycho clown world stuff.

oh well,at least she isnt doping,heeheehee

Any biological woman in the 5k who had Semenya's level of testosterone would be banned for 4 years. Hardly seems like the rules are fair.

She should not be in the championships.

On the plus side, Seb Coe and World Athletics are taking another look at the DSD rules right after this season is over.

As much as I wouldn't be happy about it, the best things for the sport long term would be for all the DSD athletes to do extremely well at the World Championships. That would give World Athletics more data to use against them when the DSD athletes get banned and then go to court over it.

Leave the girl alone, let her compete, what is the big damn deal? Not fair to have these trans athletes how is this any different?

It isn't different. Neither trans athletes nor DSD XY people should be allowed to compete in women's races.

Well….. big money for track, anyway.

It further makes my point. if the athletes don’t show up, the whole thing goes away. It would be a bit for the athletes not directly affected by the Semenya circus, but it would prove a point to the remaining track promotions.

She should compete against athletes with her same condition, transgender athletes, or biological males.

It would not be a bad result to have Kratochvilova's record taken down by an organic talent.