Here's a great interview with Australia's former World Indoor Champion Tamsyn Lewis. She does not hold back on her criticism of Athletics Australia, their selection policies, and on drug cheats in the sport.
Honest and in-depth. Not one to be missed.
Considering her event, she should also be complaining about gender cheating in women's sports.
ignorant turd do you know what a hermaphrodite is?
Go back and read the article.
Eh, I didn't read it. I was commenting on the OP's statement. I think that's a pretty important detail to have left out, OP.
Very honest. She's a champ.
Or on another side note Dion wont look at the now proven fact that Hermaphrodites changed the womens 800m over that 2008-2011 period running 1.54 times that were not achievable by clean females. Drug cheats and hermaphrodites have changed the race and as a clean female athlete you never get what you deserve back – the memory and experience and chance to do something special! The hermaphrodite issue is a more complex one but my stance on drug cheats is if caught they should be banned for life and all performances they have ever recorded stricken from the books!
I get the impression that part of the problem with her not being selected is making comments like the one about hermaphrodites (obviously meaning Semenya), publicity seeking, and having trouble getting along with others. From Wikipedia:
Media career
Tamsyn commenced a media career with Melbourne radio station Triple M, as part of the 'Dead Set Legends' crew, in 2005.
In 2006, she appeared on the popular Australian television series Dancing with the Stars. Partnered by Arsen Kishishian, Manou finished third.
With Jules Lund and Ryan Shelton, Manou presented the Summer Fling breakfast show across the Austereo Today Network, from December 2007.
Controversies
In 2004, Manou posed in bikinis for Ralph magazine, prompting criticism from the media for losing focus on her preparation for the Athens Olympics. Also, Tamsyn was voted the 'sexiest babe in Melbourne' award on local radio station Nova 100. When Tamsyn failed to progress past the heats of her individual event, the 800 metres, both Manou and her coaches defended the photoshoot saying it was undertaken in five hours on one day and was not to blame for her result.
In February 2006, Manou and fellow Australian runner Jana Pittman were involved in a very public feud after the Australian athletics trials for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Pittman, in answer to a media question following her heat win, had stated she had "no competition" in Australia; Manou responded "I was standing behind the blocks [for the final] going, 'I'll give you no competition, bitch.'" in a radio interview after she won the final with Pittman finishing last. The media later described their relationship as a "catfight" and a "bitchfight."
In the 29 May 2006 edition of Australian "Zoo Weekly" magazine, Manou again posed in what Nova 100 afternoon DJ's described as "incredibly racy" lingerie. In the accompanying article, Manou went into detail about her relationship with Jana Pittman and the furore caused over comments by Pittman that the team should all return their medals.
In the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics she stated she would be running against drug cheats; "I have no doubts that when I line up next week, I will look left and right and know the other girls aren't all clean”.
She "slates" the selection policy? I slate that headline.
More infonator wrote:
I get the impression that part of the problem with her not being selected is making comments like the one about hermaphrodites (obviously meaning Semenya), publicity seeking, and having trouble getting along with others.
The whole problem was she wasn't fast enough, if you're fast enough you'll get selected.