GrandKlegal wrote:
Curious to see how our "friends" at NBC will play this on their Rio broadcast. It can't be pleasing to their advertisers to show this guy sweeping and being the top "human interest" story of the Olys. It's all about the $$. Maybe Caitlin can contribute some insights.
I think it's the opposite. Controversy attracts publicity and more viewers.
Freak shows have always been popular...
she has no hope of winning olympic gold over 400 metres.she hasnt got the leg speed.the 800 is possible for her.to do a kratochvilova-like double might be beyond her,as she seems prone to all sorts of injuries.if she is biologically male(as so many seem to think,or at least intersex)she might be an outside bet to break the world record.in fact i kind of hope she does.
There should be no confusion or speculation. Caster Semenya is intersex, the results of her testing was leaked to the papers.
I am far more impressed with her 400/1500 time than her 800. With a 50.7 (400) and a 4:10 (1500), it is interesting that she only ran a 1:58.46 (800), with that type of bracket, she should attacking the 800m WR right now. A H.S. kid with those types of times would have not problem running at least 1:55 in the 800. She almost has to do the Rio 400/800 double because the 800 is a slam dunk and she could definitely medal in the 400 as well. The best female 400m sprinters in the world won't open up much faster than what Caster ran and she did that as part of a triple.
Maybe we should try to recruit Allyson Felix to the "ban hermaphrodites from female competition" crusade.
She clearly has clout as she was able to petition the IOC to change the schedule to accommodate her attempt at the 400/200 double.
For the sake of all the xx females competing in this sport, I sincerely hope this injustice is put to a halt before the Rio games commence
Yikes is right wrote:
Maybe we should try to recruit Allyson Felix to the "ban hermaphrodites from female competition" crusade.
If women stood up for themselves, this wouldn't have been a problem. They can say no to men ruining their sport, but they're too conformist and scared. Frankly, they deserve what's coming to them.
Metric Miler wrote:
There should be no confusion or speculation. Caster Semenya is intersex, the results of her testing was leaked to the papers.
FALSE.
It was never leaked.
They decided to do the testing to put the rumors to rest and then decided to not publish the results.
Everyone knows what that means.
Had the results shown that she is XX, they would have published the result.
One of the issues is that people keep calling him a her, including Letsrun.com in the title to this thread.
Tell it like it is wrote:
One of the issues is that people keep calling him a her, including Letsrun.com in the title to this thread.
I think if that's a major issue to you in this situation, you perhaps need to get your priorities in order.
trollism wrote:
I think if that's a major issue to you in this situation, you perhaps need to get your priorities in order.
I read it fine.
If Caster genuinely self identifies as a female, I have zero issues with referring to her as a she. It's no skin off my nose.
That's completely aside as to whether I believe she should be competing in women's events, which I don't personally.
Is it stupid Sunday or something?
This is going to blow up women's sports. Femnism and PC will destroy opportunities for bio-women:
https://www.allenbwest.com/michele/eight-of-irans-womens-soccer-team-are-actually-men
Turbogeezr wrote:
This is going to blow up women's sports. Femnism and PC will destroy opportunities for bio-women:
https://www.allenbwest.com/michele/eight-of-irans-womens-soccer-team-are-actually-men
That's a bit different though, they're actually men. That's just cheating.
douglas burke wrote:
Allyson Felix is not going to lose sleep over a 50.76
Ah Doug,
Perhaps not lose sleep, but Felix will take notice because that time is a decent opener for any of the top 400m sprinters and Caster did it as part of a triple, with limited top level 400m racing experience and with no competition. Also, the fact that she ran a 4:10 (1500) suggest her training has been geared towards the 800. Believe me when I say, all of the top 400m sprinters will take notice. From memory, I can't recall any athlete running a spread like that at any meet.
audrey rouget wrote:
Chris Chavez â€@ChrisChavezSI 1m1 minute ago
Shaunae Miller goes faster than Caster Semenya’s early WL mark (50.74) with a 49.70 for 400m in the Bahamas. #CBBI2016
No disrespect to Shaunae who is one of the top 400m sprinters in the world, but she had competition in her race and only ran one event. I am almost certain if Caster was training for one event, went to the Bahamas to race that one event and had competition, she would have run faster than 50.7.
Metric Miler wrote:
There were threads about this earlier on in the year. It is publicly available information.
The Court of Arbitration for sport ruled during a case about an Indian sprinter called Dutee Chand that the IAAF has no right to decide what gender an athlete is, cannot force gender testing on an athlete and that high natural testosterone levels do not have a clear performance enhancing effect.
Following this ruling the IOC decided that an athlete doesn't have to be recognised in their home country as the gender they wish to compete as. No gender reassignment operation is required to compete and only one year of hormone therapy is required for male to female gender reassigned athletes.
Dutee Chand cleared to race as IAAF suspends 'gender test' rules -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/33683779http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/25/ioc-rules-transgender-athletes-can-take-part-in-olympics-without-surgery
This is ridiculous. Just remove the sex discrimination from all track and field events and have open competition only. They should start at the next Olympics right now to stop this farce.
jkhkdd wrote:
Also, can we agree to have an alternative Olympics for Melissa Bishop, Ajee Wilson, and Laura Roesler (and any other female 800 runner that doesn't race in half tights?)
What a stupid conclusion.
Get out a bit, Roeslers bikini pictures on Instagram, she's female fo sho
bottom line. medals go to freeks.
testosterone and hormonal abnormalities are definitely included and a big factor.
PEDs just make you the freak, that nature will create, sooner or later.
Funny how so many complaining about Semenya's "maleness" don't seem to give a crap about drugged-up scum like Dibaba.
Semenya is no saint but I'd love to see her destroy the doped-up East Africans.