IAAF is a joke. Look at this picture of "16 years old" Ethiopian Girmawit Gebrzihair

Thanks chaps, that's the best thing I've seen all day.

Hysterical.

So, if the age cheats are Ethiopian, you and the Kenyan press (the other article) are willing to recognize the age cheaters?

celery wrote:

not as bad as Connecticut wrote:

As terrible as this is, I'd rather see a 25-yo woman competing against 16-yo girls than a 16-yo boy competing against 16-yo girls like the situation in Connecticut. The race is a lot more fair.

This Ethiopian woman identifies as a 16 year old. She is living her truth, who are we to judge? My professor of gender-geriatric-skin-pigment-indigenous-people studies taught us that age is just a construct of the white patriarchy. I say let her compete with whoever she wants to.

Ethiopia was the only African country that was NOT colonised, so why mention white patriarchy? She looks like she could have a 16 year old daughter. She’s probably close to twice that age.

You may want to turn up the dial on your sarcasm detection meter.

Soyboy Slayer wrote:

I can guarantee that zero of the Kenyans and Ethiopians at this meet are of proper age. Most are already heavily doped, coached by corrupt Europeans (Italians, etc.).

This entire meet is a farce, and should be scrapped.

Tanaka has been the bright spot in this whole charade.

For the most part correct. But there are plenty of crooked African coaches and officials in the mix (Aden was a big player) who have their palms greased by people from Europe of course. After looking at this for a long while I have to agree with the guys I used to think were nutty and I now believe a lot of this cheating by Africans and others that is allowed is done so as part of an attack on Westerners and certain Asian countries like Japan.

Soyboy Slayer wrote:

I can guarantee that zero of the Kenyans and Ethiopians at this meet are of proper age. Most are already heavily doped, coached by corrupt Europeans (Italians, etc.).

This entire meet is a farce, and should be scrapped.

Tanaka has been the bright spot in this whole charade.

Oh yes. Every high schooler, every middle schooler, every hobby jogger that gets on the starting line that has any measure of success is hopped up on EPO. We should just scrap any and all athletic event that can confer any sort of advantage from these drugs.

Stopcecil! wrote:

Soyboy Slayer wrote:

I can guarantee that zero of the Kenyans and Ethiopians at this meet are of proper age. Most are already heavily doped, coached by corrupt Europeans (Italians, etc.).

This entire meet is a farce, and should be scrapped.

Tanaka has been the bright spot in this whole charade.

Oh yes. Every high schooler, every middle schooler, every hobby jogger that gets on the starting line that has any measure of success is hopped up on EPO. We should just scrap any and all athletic event that can confer any sort of advantage from these drugs.

I age cheat in Santa Ana, CA. 800 meters.

Hima Das, dude!

No hatred please!

She is just a transage person, just like Caster is transgender and Rachel Dolezal is transracial.

If you identify as 16, you are 16.

I totally agree with everything you wrote. Today I was watching the IAAF World U20 Championships from Tampere and the winner of the women's 400 m, Hima Das from India, is obviously a guy and in the women's pole vault the third place finisher, Alice Moindrot from France is also obviously a guy.

dkfjfdkj wrote:

No hatred please!

She is just a transage person, just like Caster is transgender and Rachel Dolezal is transracial.

If you identify as 16, you are 16.

This joke is still no funnier than it was the first time it was posted. Feel free to take another shot, though. Who knows, maybe the 23rd time is the charm.

I thought the crazies were confined to the Cheruiyot runs 3:29 thread? This place is more toxic than Fukushima.

I get that a lot of people think she looks older than 16 (duh), but what I find most striking is that she really does look like a 30 year old that's been a heavy meth user for several years. That girl/woman, no matter how old she is does not look healthy at all.

PrZ wrote:

celery wrote:

This Ethiopian woman identifies as a 16 year old. She is living her truth, who are we to judge? My professor of gender-geriatric-skin-pigment-indigenous-people studies taught us that age is just a construct of the white patriarchy. I say let her compete with whoever she wants to.

Ethiopia was the only African country that was NOT colonised, so why mention white patriarchy? She looks like she could have a 16 year old daughter. She’s probably close to twice that age.

I was being sarcastic. My reply was a parody of someone deeply brainwashed in post-modern nonsense. I guess I laid it on a little too thick for everyone to get the joke. Some insane people do indeed say things like "science is a construct of white patriarchy" or "reason is a construct of the white patriarchy." If you have not yet been made aware of this particular strain of academic delusion, consider yourself lucky.

All joking aside, this woman might actually be the age she says she is. It's hard to determine age across race and culture just by looks.

The point about Geb running at a high level into his upper 30s is well taken.

It's not only her face. It's also her 32:33 road 10k at altitude. Days after her 16th birthday, in offseason. And with little or no real training

Ben L Wrong wrote:

She looks like 40+. Bronze medalist in 5000m.

http://athletics.co.ke/ethiopias-girmawit-gebrzihair-raises-age-issues-world-u20-championships/

This garbage must be stopped.

Editor's note: Here is another photo:

https://twitter.com/TStellingwerff/status/1017438598688149504/photo/1?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=TStellingwerff&utm_content=1017438598688149504

. Watch the video rather than the fake picture

sorry to inform you wrote:

dkfjfdkj wrote:

No hatred please!

She is just a transage person, just like Caster is transgender and Rachel Dolezal is transracial.

If you identify as 16, you are 16.

This joke is still no funnier than it was the first time it was posted. Feel free to take another shot, though. Who knows, maybe the 23rd time is the charm.

Clearly you are transgender, transracial and transage.

Naaaa wrote:

Ben L Wrong wrote:

She looks like 40+. Bronze medalist in 5000m.

http://athletics.co.ke/ethiopias-girmawit-gebrzihair-raises-age-issues-world-u20-championships/

This garbage must be stopped.

Editor's note: Here is another photo:

https://twitter.com/TStellingwerff/status/1017438598688149504/photo/1?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=TStellingwerff&utm_content=1017438598688149504

https://youtu.be/_bz_IQoa5t8

. Watch the video rather than the fake picture

The video looks like a shy teenager to me. I agree, the picture might just be bad lighting or photography affects.