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That's a Man, Baby: South African Runner Gender Tested

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I feel bad for her, if she is a her...

Gender test requested for 18-year-old runner - ESPN

IAAF calls for Semenya gender test

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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.

Caster Semenya, 18, 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...
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Those are pretty fast times for any woman let alone one that could be running in high school.

What is normally done with a person with dual sexuality occurring naturally? I tried looking it up but couldnt find anything
 
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Always love the comments:

She looks manly, of course, but is she the only athlete who looks manly? I don't think so. Just because she has facial hair means absolutely nothing. Would they have tested her if she wasn't African?'
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She's built like Terrell Owens, has facial hair, but the only reason they're testing her is because she's African. The race card, don't leave home without it. :lol:

Women's 800m gold medal favourite Caster Semenya takes gender test hours before World Championship race | Mail Online
 
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