Caster Semenya's gold medal in tonight's 800m should have been the proudest moment of the South African teenager's life. But for the athlete whose gender has been scrutinised the world over in the last 24 hours, it came as no surprise that she was advised to shun the media after her title-winning race.
As the cameras settled on the athlete who has lived her whole life as a female, onlookers pored over their TV screens, studying the woman now rumoured to be a man. Controversy has dogged the 18-year-old since she posted a world leading personal best time of 1 minute 56.72 seconds – an eight second improvement on her time last year – to win gold at the African Junior Championships in Mauritius last month.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) says the following: "It's a medical issue. It's not an issue of cheating. We're more concerned for the person not to make this something which is humiliating for her and something which is going to affect her in a negative way. This is why you will appreciate we have to be discreet. She is a human being who was born as a woman and who has grown up all her life as a woman but who is now in a position where this is being questioned."
When I lived in Canada they would interview you at your home if you came in 15th place!
u gotta admit, SHE LOOKS LIKE A DUDE!!! look at her abs, she looks rough in the face, she's got absolutley no breast tissue. she looks like a guy.
ReplyDeleteok first off...being a former T&F sprinter, I'm really mad that the only time people even give 2 cents bout track is when a scandal is in the air...other than that no one can give sh*t bout it. But also...yeah im sorry homegirl looks like a dude...after the race when they gave her her flag she was boppin' back and forth like a dude...i even saw an adams apple...and to be honest for a woman to run that fast at such a young age...if shes not a dude then sum1 really infused her with some serious hormones...
ReplyDeleteI think she is just on steroids. It has got to be pretty humiliating for people to run around saying you have a dick when your really a chick.
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