When it is proved she is a woman i would not be surprised if he sues the IAAF for they way they have gone about this because i would. This could have been kept under wraps and the press did not need to know about the tests.
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It's awful the way that it has been handled, and what I really don't understand is that if she is a man, why did they wait for her to get into the championships as a female athlete!?? Idiots.
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Give her a bag of CD's and see how she orders them.
Alphabetical by genre, with dates taken into account - man
Any old random order - womanComment
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As the Mirror says...Caster Semenya ...rearrange the letters...A secret man? Yes!
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Apparently her Testosterone levels have been found to be three times that of an avarage woman.
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Its also twice the level of an average manOriginally posted by kingfunk View PostApparently her Testosterone levels have been found to be three times that of an avarage woman.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8219937.stm
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this story gets weirder by the dayOriginally posted by 112 View PostIts also twice the level of an average manComment
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Semenya tests as 'inter gender'
South Africa's Caster Semenya
Semenya shows off the 800m gold medal she won in August
Gender tests on South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya have revealed that she has an inter gender condition, BBC Sport understands.
The 18-year-old was asked to take the tests following her rapid rise to prominence in 2009 and just hours before she won the title in Berlin.
The IAAF has the results but wants them examined before speaking to Semenya.
BBC Sport's Gordon Farquhar said: "It's likely that she has some hermaphroditic or inter-gender condition."
An Australian newspaper has claimed that Semenya is a hermaphrodite - someone who has some or all of the primary sex characteristics of both genders.
The reports have sparked an angry reaction in South Africa, with one senior MP calling for the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) to be sued over the way Semenya has been treated.
"Someone is guilty of leaking her confidential medical information to Australian newspapers," National Assembly's sports committee chairman Butana Komphela told the local Star newspaper.
But the IAAF's Nick Davies said: "The statements should be treated with caution as they are not official statements by the IAAF.
"We have received the results from Germany, but they now need to be examined by a group of experts and we will not be in a position to speak to the athlete about them for at least a few weeks.
"After that, depending on the results, we will meet privately with the athlete to discuss further action."
Farquhar added: "We already know that she has testosterone levels that are three times higher than those normally expected in a female.
"The IAAF has to decide whether that gives her an unfair advantage or if it is an advantage that can be reversed by surgery or medication to allow her to continue to compete.
"It's a serious issue and the athlete has to be told the implications."
Semenya won the 800m title in Berlin in August in the fastest time of the year, one minute, 55.45 seconds, 2.5 seconds ahead of Kenya's 2007 champion Janeth Jepkosgei.Comment
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maybe her and lady ga ga can get together for a race or a duetLast edited by Bender; 11-09-09, 10:04 AM.Comment
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she/he/it did themselves no favours really! - why didn't he/she/it grow their hair, were some make up, stick some chicken fillets down their top and knock a second of the run - no-one would ever have knowni own everton fans on the internet....that's what i doComment
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