get used to it.. wrote:
You know 1 thing about Caster but assume much more. For men, the 100 record is nearly exactly 50% of the 200. The 200 is 44.4% of the 400, the 400 is 43% of the 800, and the 800 is 49% of the 1500. For women, these percentages are remarkably similar, including 49.7%, 45%, 42%, and 49% respectively, and that 400 to 800 % is based on Kratochvilovas record 1:53.28 (which I assume people know is doped). So for the men, the 400 time is 43% of the 800 and for the women 42%. Anyone running 1:55 to 1:56 should not be considered an outlier even if you have knowledge of them being intersexed.
Further to your point, something I posted in another thread earlier:
Comparing the world leading times from men to women from last year:
100m: 10.74 - 9.74 = 10.3%
200m: 21.63 - 19.55 = 10.6%
400m: 49.26 - 43.48 = 13.3% *
800m: 1:56.99 - 1:42.50 = 14.1%
1500m: 3:50.07 - 3:26.69 = 11.3%
3000m: 8:22.22 - 7:34.66 = 10.5%
5000m: 14:14 - 12:53.98 = 10.5%
*Consider that Allyson Felix actually ran a confirmed 47.72 400m relay leg so could likely run ~48.5 in the open 400m, bringing the difference down to 11.5%.
Hopefully you can all see the problem with the women's 800m. Semenya still has an advantage, but the current 800m 'elites' on the women's side are extremely weak. This year it seems the women's 800m is even worse as Eunice Sum is in bad shape and the next fastest female last year was Melissa Bishop in 1:57.52.
I haven't seen any other girls this year that look like they could break 1:57.
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