BmoreRunner wrote:
How does this affect Francine Niyonsaba? She is supposed to run tomorrow in the Doha 800m.
wejo wrote:
This interesting part was in the summary of decision: "In this regard, reference has been made to the following main issues: The difficulty to rely on concrete evidence of actual (in contrast to theoretical) significant athletic advantage by a sufficient number of 46 XY DSD athletes in the 1500m and 1 mile events. The CAS Panel suggested that the IAAF consider deferring the application of the DSD Regulations to these events until more evidence is available. "
which hints at the IAAF study not being that strong I think.
No way nope wrote:
Cousin Ernie wrote:
I feel sorry for her.
Why? She will move up in distance and probably compete at a very competitive level there (see the SA 5k finals). It isn't just a testosterone advantage - it is all of the other physical advantages as well that are there and have developed in part because of the testosterone. Honestly the suppression should be for any distance although this ruling is an excellent step forward.
Cousin Ernie wrote:
I feel sorry for her.
Trolling forecast wrote:
The forecast is for a tsunami of trolling and as many people as possible referring to Caster as 'he' and/or saying 'internal testes' which some folks seem to get some kind of perverse kick out of. Normal decent people - time to take (yet another) break from this wretched place.
Why why why wrote:
Cousin Ernie wrote:
I feel sorry for her.
Why? Semenya’s made a fortune and won athletic glory Semenya didn’t deserve to, as Semenya chose to race against women not possessing testosterone in anywhere near the same amounts. And there’s nothing to stop Semenya using that testosterone and make secondary sexual characteristics to compete against men. Semenya has choices other athletes do not, and has had success that was not deserved.
Do you feel sorry for the female athletes denied Olympic and world medals because of Semenya?
Do you feel sorry for the men who are the same speed as Semenya but didn’t get to win medals and make so much money?
?????????? wrote:
Why why why wrote:
Cousin Ernie wrote:
I feel sorry for her.
Why? Semenya’s made a fortune and won athletic glory Semenya didn’t deserve to, as Semenya chose to race against women not possessing testosterone in anywhere near the same amounts. And there’s nothing to stop Semenya using that testosterone and make secondary sexual characteristics to compete against men. Semenya has choices other athletes do not, and has had success that was not deserved.
Do you feel sorry for the female athletes denied Olympic and world medals because of Semenya?
Do you feel sorry for the men who are the same speed as Semenya but didn’t get to win medals and make so much money?