Ok so I just watched this , couldnt help but notice somthing didnt look right.
Anyone??
You mean the super tall girl, and the tiny Uganda woman ?
Tesicles?
Tesicles?
Lol! I really didnt want to go into detail knowing Id probably get hammered but the athlete that finished first looked out of place?
Idk , should have kept my mouth shut.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjwyZmXn8zOAhWBJB4KHZWcAo0QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-star.co.ke%2Fnews%2F2016%2F07%2F08%2Fnyairera-focused_c1382500&bvm=bv.129759880,d.dmo&psig=AFQjCNF5yBmgvH0ARAryX6Mcr9jjROJVKA&ust=1471653597614942
Is her last name pronounce “semen yeah”?
Well that would ironic.
Yes, there’s been a lot of controversy. There’s a debate that they should use some sort of gender test, then that was thrown out. Then they had a testoterone test, but that was thrown out because there’s no clear science to support it.
I guess we should just have all women run nude and we can decide for ourselves. It’s so typical that men want to compete in womens races. You know, I thought gee, I ran a 17 flat 5k in high school xc… I should just race as a women and crush almost everyone. That will make me feel awesome about myself.
I guess we should just have all women run nude and we can decide for ourselves.
Not sure why this is pink… Google “olympics nude parade”.
From a 2008 (i.e., purposefully pre-Semenya) NYT article: “The tests emerged in the 1960s, when the Soviet Union and other Communist countries were suspected of entering men in women’s events to gain an edge. At first, women were asked to parade nude before a panel of doctors to verify their sex. At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, officials switched to a chromosomal test.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/sports/30iht-GENDER.1.14880817.html
**Yes, there’s been a lot of controversy. There’s a debate that they should use some sort of gender test, then that was thrown out. Then they had a testoterone test, but that was thrown out because there’s no clear science to support it. **
This is an extraordinarily complicated, awkward and delicate situation. However, when you watch the races and you see the massive physical difference between Wambui and Semenya and the other women, it’s pretty obvious this is highly unusual, even unprecedented.
It’s first important to note and say that it’s not Wambui or Semanya’s fault. However if you watch enough elite and world class level sport, you will note that athletes in many events fall into some fairly narrow physical body specifics. Both Wambui &Semanya are way outside of that for world class women 800m runners. Wambui is about 6’4" and maybe 170 lbs or more. Note this is not abnormal for a woman - you see women built like this playing basketball, in rowing, maybe in some of the field events in athletics, but NOT running world class 1:58 or faster 800m times!
What can we do? If anything is to be done.