Ibtisam Posted August 19, 2009 BERLIN — South Africa's track and field federation had been asked to conduct a gender test on an 800-meter runner amid concerns she does not meet the requirements to compete as a woman. Eighteen-year-old Caster Semenya is a favorite in Wednesday's 800 final at the world championships. The world track and field federation requested the gender test about three weeks ago, after Semenya burst onto the scene by improving her personal bests in the 800 and 1,500 by huge margins. IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said the "extremely complex, difficult" test has been started but that the results were not expected for weeks. Semenya qualified for Wednesday's final with a top time of 1 minute, 58.64 seconds. She posted the world's best time this year of 1:56.72 three weeks ago at the African junior championships in Bambous, Mauritius. Davies stressed that "it's a medical issue, not an issue of cheating." The verification requires a physical medical evaluation, and includes reports from a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist, an internal medicine specialist and an expert on gender. "So we're talking about reports that are very long, very time consuming," Davies said. South Africa team manager Phiwe Mlangeni-Tsholetsane would not confirm or deny that Semenya was having a gender test, but said "there was no cheating on our part." "We entered Caster as a woman and we want to keep it that way," Mlangeni-Tsholetsane said. "Our conscience is clear in terms of Caster. We have no reservations at all about that." It was not clear what would happen if Semenya were to medal in Wednesday's final and the test results determine she does not meet the requirements to compete. "I can't say that if 'X' happens in the future that we will, for example, retroactively strip results. It's legally very complex," Davies said. "If there's a problem and it turns out that there's been a fraud ... that someone has changed sex, then obviously it would be much easier to strip results," Davies added. "However, if it's a natural thing and the athlete has always thought she's a woman or been a woman, it's not exactly cheating." He said a decision in such instances is "done on a case by case basis." "It's something that would have to be considered by the legal experts at that time," Davies said. BBC Sports. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Che -Guevara Posted August 19, 2009 ^Is she labeebshey? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted August 19, 2009 She is too fast & looks like a man, well a little. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Che -Guevara Posted August 19, 2009 ^Why not just ask "her" to drop her shorts? Humiliating yes, but it's cost saving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted August 19, 2009 ^^Sex change possible. She is now a she, but maybe use to be a he. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Che -Guevara Posted August 19, 2009 ^You could chop it off, but trained eye could still tell! Where's Duceysane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted August 19, 2009 ^^Err, hence why he is having a medical exmination. US is winning again, UK down in 6th place Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gheelle.T Posted August 19, 2009 If she talks like a woman, walks like a woman, and acts like a woman, then she is a woman. These bunch of racist crappies should let her run Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Che -Guevara Posted August 19, 2009 Ibti-I meant to naked eye of trained practitioner without having to do all tests. Poor UK....Is there anything they can win? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted August 19, 2009 LOOOL, I feel sorry for her. I hope she is a she!!! On a postive note, at least it makes a change from drugs LOOL Which reminds me, Che, all the 100m runners came back negative. The bolt is clear, now leave him alone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gheelle.T Posted August 19, 2009 US always wins, unless it's a winter Olympics. As for UK, they are luck if they in the 6th place.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted August 19, 2009 ^^UK won the European, they even beat Russains :eek: Now Uk has a bunch of black kids and few mixed race kids, it is going to kick some as*s. lol. Thats how the Americans win nooh. The gender verification test is an extremely complex procedure. The situation today is that we do not have any conclusive evidence that she should not be allowed to run." A group of doctors, including an endocrinologist, a gynaecologist, an internal medicine expert, an expert on gender and a psychologist, have started the procedure but it is uncertain when the results will be known. "It would be wrong today to take a decision to withdraw an athlete," said Davies, who said this was not a mandatory or compulsory test and the athlete was in no way suspected of cheating. "This is a medical condition. It is nothing that she has done. There is a need to make sure rules are followed. "We are more concerned for the person and not to make this as something that is humiliating." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abwaan Posted August 19, 2009 Originally posted by Che -Guevara: ^Why not just ask "her" to drop her shorts? Humiliating yes, but it's cost saving lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Che -Guevara Posted August 19, 2009 Ibti-I left him alone when LazyG was no longer in love with him What's name heavy set female track runner-amazing how she competed with skinnies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kool_Kat Posted August 19, 2009 "We entered Caster as a woman and we want to keep it that way," .... "However, if it's a natural thing and the athlete has always thought she's a woman or been a woman, it's not exactly cheating." Huh? :confused: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
