CASTER SEMENYA goes in hiding, scared, devasted and possibly sucidal- LEAVE HER ALONE!

A series of "smoking gun" emails are believed to be behind athletics boss Leonard Chuene's bid to distance himself from the doctor who allegedly oversaw sex testing on athlete Caster Semenya.

The emails contain formal communication between the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and South Africa's team doctor, Harold Adams, dating from early in August.

And they could prove devastating to Athletics South Africa head Chuene's claims that they were in the dark about the IAAF sex tests, which he said she was duped into undergoing in Berlin.

The people who should be forced into hiding are the ASA Officials who knew about the gender testing issues and decided to send Semenya to Berlin anyway.

ASA exemplifies a medals at all cost philosophy that lies at the root of the international PED problem and everything that is wrong with athletics. The OFFICIALS responsible in this case are the ones that should be banned rather than the athlete.

My impression, though, is that the press in this matter served its role correctly. If the details of the case had not been leaked, the highly bureaucratic IAAF might very well have swept the entire matter under the rug.

he is a man wrote:

Caster is a man.

He knows he is not a woman, and has always known that he is not a woman.

I didn't start out there, but I'm beginning to think the same thing.

No ovaries and no uterus means she never had a period. Not that it's unheard of, but doesn't that at least a red flag, even if she grew up in an isolated setting?

Someone in South Africa athletics had to think something was off. Parent, Coach, fellow athlete, ???. There had to be a decision somewhere to the effect of, "well, let's take our chances and see if she can medal and get by." Whoever made that choice for Semenya really is/are the one(s) that should be scolded for this. With the head of South Africa Athletics screaming about a WW3, wouldn't be surprised if it was them. Nothing like guilty man ranting and raving about everyone ELSE.

Combining this story with the "blade runner" from last year, one could come to the conclusion that South Africa is largely comprised of Aliens.

They are making a mockery of the whole sport of Track And Field and the Semenya story threatens to undo everything positive that Usain Bolt (clean or not) has been doing FOR the sport.

Candidates for Ripley's "Believe It or Not" simply don't belong in the World Track And Field Championships, and if ASA won't apologize for their asshole behavior (and field teams comprised of normal humans that belong there), they should be kicked out by the IAAF. Permanently.

Actually being 18 and not having your period can mean a lot of things.

a friend of mine has a sister that had reached the age of 19 and finally decieded to get checked out cause she never had a period.

she is not a man, nor ever acted like one, but she has no womb or ovaries. it was really sad for her knowing she could never have kids, but no one was prancing around saying she was a man. i dont know if she had internal latent testes, but if she did thats her business, and not the worlds.

the IAAF should have kept that underwraps and said she failed her test for undisclosed reasons. that should have been the way it went, but its sites like this and nerdy ass 25yr old males who still live at mommy and daddys who cry and judge from their basement computer "man cave". when marion jones was accused of juicing sites like this protected her, protected lagat, and cry out judgments on ramzi and caster...

pathetic

I don't know where you get the idea that this site protected Marion Jones.

yeah, and your friend's sister didn't flex for the camera AT world's. sounds like you have a bizarre axe to grind that is blocking your ability to process logic, though.

someone waited until they were 19 to be checked out for not having a period?? that seems absurd and a little unbelievableand it proves the point... why did she go at 19 to a doctor... because she knew something was amissi don't hate semenya, i don't even have a problem with her... but to say she never had any idea that she might not think she is fully female is a bit naive. and i'm not even saying she did something wrong... she probably didn't even think about it, she was just competing

i agree with spencer wrote:

a friend of mine has a sister that had reached the age of 19 and finally decieded to get checked out cause she never had a period.

ChiTown Hustler wrote:

Someone in South Africa athletics had to think something was off. Parent, Coach, fellow athlete, ???. There had to be a decision somewhere to the effect of, "well, let's take our chances and see if she can medal and get by." Whoever made that choice for Semenya really is/are the one(s) that should be scolded for this. With the head of South Africa Athletics screaming about a WW3, wouldn't be surprised if it was them. Nothing like guilty man ranting and raving about everyone ELSE.

What did I tell you? ASA orders this crap and throws a hissy fit when what they feared, comes to light.

God help Semenya get over the deceit and double talk by her own "supporters."

And there it is. Wow, what f@cking scumbag.

Semenya is a cheater. Whoever apologizes for her is an accessory to her crime.

The IAAF needs to come down on the ASA. There should be some serious sanctions up to including a complete ban from the next world championships. This faux campaign of outrage aimed at the IAAF by ASA and the BNC needs to be squashed and a message sent.

ASA is to blaim..

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/19/athletics.caster.semenya.chuene/index.html

After receiving the results of the tests, the South Africa team doctor requested the 18-year-old Semenya be withdrawn from the 800-meter race she ended up winning, Chuene said.

But Chuene said he refused to do it because the sport's international governing body did not request withdrawal. He also said withdrawing Semenya might have looked bad.

Chuene is emerging as the pretty clear "villain" in all of this, if you want to use that term.

i agree that ASA should be shown the instruments, but in such a way that other athletes aren't unfairly punished. it would be really unfair to someone like mulaudzi (assuming he's still running in 2011) if south africans were outright banned - like, in that case, he should have the right to change nationality and compete immediately without ASA having any say in the matter.

Wow, it is sad that so many people on this site and in the world have so little ability to understand situations, much less the capacity for empathy.

Yes, perhaps she did not have a period and is a little masculine, but she has a vagina and has been raised as a female. Because she's strong for a woman, she should have known that she was a male and thus a cheater? Should we classify people, such as Lebron James, who have clear genetic advantages as cheaters? Maybe tell them that, actually, they are not truly human (I mean, compare Lebron James to your average chubby, 5'8" male).

A woman's life is being ruined and a bunch of Let's Run losers who insist on calling her an "it" and preaching about justice, etc, see this is as her own fault because she should have known that she couldn't have been so good unless she was a man. Wow, I hope none of you are in positions of responsibility.

South African Official Apologizes for Silence

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Published: September 19, 2009

Leonard Chuene, South Africa’s top track official, has apologized for denying knowledge of gender tests done on the runner Caster Semenya, saying that he lied to protect her privacy. Chuene, the president of Athletics South Africa, said that Semenya was tested in Pretoria on Aug. 7, before the world championships. He called his denials an “error of judgment.” Chuene said, “I believed at the time my consistent denials would help protect her.”

Forget about her. This probably the worst episode for Track and Field since Ben Johnson, and they deserve the same penalty. And this time the crime was committed by a National Federation, not an athlete.

KICK THE WHOLE DAMN COUNTRY OUT. PERMANENTLY.

Interview Finder wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc&feature=fvw

I knew someone was going to post that stupid video eventually. You must be so proud of yourself for being predictable.

WOW! Your going to compare a hemaphrodite to Lebron James????????? That was covered up knowingly by a country's national sports body??????? Not truly human is a longggggg way from trying to sort out the correct sex. And if Lebron is a long way from "average" just like all pro athletes.

Tests were conducted by the National sports body and decisions were made based on those tests conducted. Hello!!!!! Both parties knew what the tests were being conducted for. Are you male or female?? After that, they went ahead and said, "yes, she has both organs. Let's put her in and see if we can get by with this." Everyone knew the risks. Yes, Semenya knew what she was being tested for.