1st 200 31 high.
65.4 for rabbit. Semenya probably 65.7.
Rabbit is way ahead now. Semenya is 2:14.5ish for 800. She's the 2nd racer. Niyonsaba is also in the race. SHe's dead last.
Ok Semenya may be in first. The other woman may be a second pacer. Basically 325 flat for Semenya at 1200.
Niyonsaba isn't last. She's 5 spots behind Semenya in 6th or 7th depending if the person in front of Semenya is a rabbit or not.
5:38.20
4:35 at 1600 for Semenya. Yes the oerh pesron dropped out. 4 racers single field behind Semenya including Niyonsaba who is barely hangn in.
508 mid to high with 200 to go.
538.20 at the finish. Semenya with a narrow win.
Woman who was 2nd was celebrating like she did something amazing.
Looked like an easy jog.
Equivalent to a 4:06 flat 1500 accoring to IAAF scoring tables., maybe 4:05.99.
xy wrote:
Plenty of high school boys can do this. Who cares if a man can?
That's the point. An average male can compete with the best women. That's not fair to women.
I for one am shocked that a XY could win a XX race. It is almost like there is some sort of advantage.
rojo wrote:
Woman who was 2nd was celebrating like she did something amazing.
Obviously, she won the women's race, so she certainly has the right to celebrate.
Too bad the race was not ONLY for women.
The thread title should be: Watch and see why the sport is dying.
This is getting old......a person beating other people of similar skill due to increased testosterone production.
Ok.....we get it, Caster - A female on male hormones can run short distances quicker than "normal" women. No, go home.
This whole thing is getting old.
Thread after thread after thread. Some people on here need to seek professional help over this never ending obsession...
nothings shocking wrote:
I for one am shocked that a XY could win a XX race. It is almost like there is some sort of advantage.
Must be a coincidence. Any advantage would surely only work for 400 - 1500 m.
nothings shocking wrote:
I for one am shocked that a XY could win a XX race. It is almost like there is some sort of advantage.
But his testo boost is only relevant up to the 800. This is totally fair. You know like the way Elle Kipchoge will win a marathon in 2:02 for women's rights.
One never knows if Semenya is running all out. However, I believe that in her best 800m, 1000m and 1500m in 2018 she actually ran as fast as she could. As she lacks experience in the longer events and is hardly the long distance type it is only to be expected that this 2000m is not equivalent to a 4:00 1500m but it is still solid. When she was announced for the 3k at Pre Classic, I predicted 8:40-45 for CS. This fits reasonably well with the 5:38, so I still doubt that she will be able to run 8:35 or faster and be competitive with the top 6-8 in such a race. But what could happen in another year with changed focus I don't know....
nothings shocking wrote:
I for one am shocked that a XY could win a XX race. It is almost like there is some sort of advantage.
So, explain why Niyonsaba regularly gets beat by XX?
Dr Taboo wrote:
nothings shocking wrote:
I for one am shocked that a XY could win a XX race. It is almost like there is some sort of advantage.
So, explain why Niyonsaba regularly gets beat by XX?
Because Niyonsaba sucks as a runner no matter the classification.
run with the wom wrote:
Because Niyonsaba sucks as a runner no matter the classification.
Oh, I see.
Hmmm, so you'e saying that it's not the testosterone, it's the talent, training and desire?
I hear you saying that merely having high testosterone doesn't guarantee an advantage.
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