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feminist blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday
Since the Track and Field World Championships ended in August, the world has been anxiously awaiting the IAAF’s (International Association of Athletics) decision on whether or not to strip Caster Semenya of her gold medal. For those who don’t remember Semenya, she is the 18-year old South African 800m runner who is under scrutiny for [...]
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IOL (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
World 100m and 200m champion Usain Bolt has been honoured by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
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The FanHouse - Atlanta Falcons (Free subscription) | yesterday
by David Whitley Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive It's not nice to kick a man when he's down. In honor of that we will try to avoid the fallen bodies of Charlie Weis , Allen Iverson , Hulk Hogan, Rich Rodriguez and Caster Semenya. As for Mark Mangino , another rule applies. If you have to kick a man when he's down, make sure he is built like a giant marshmallow so you won't hurt your foot. So we come...
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Owen's musings (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thirty four thousand runners gathered today in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, for Africa’s biggest road race, the Great Ethiopian Run. Koreni Jelila and Tilahun Regassa won the women’s and men’s races respectively, both with new course records. The world record holders for the marathon, Paula Radcliffe and Haile Gebreselassie started the race and gave [...]
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bolt's chief rivals, compatriot Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay, are also under contract for the 14 meetings.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Phillips Idowu is sitting deep in thought in a Birmingham city-centre hotel. "Which would I ask her to give me?" he enquires after a few moments. The scenario which has just been suggested to the world champion triple jumper is that of a fairy godmother coming down to earth and offering him either the world record Jonathan Edwards has held for 14 years or the Olympic gold medal that will...
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krishpatel1212@gmail | 09/12/2009
Is Caster Semenya Female OR Male, OR Somewhere in Between ? Semenya blew away the competition at last month’s IAAF World Track & Field Championships in Berlin. But the runner's stunning times, coupled with her muscular build and deep voice, led many to question whether she was, in fact, a woman. The International Association of Athletics Federations, the governing body of international track and field,
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jonson87 | 09/11/2009
The IAAF has received the results of gender tests on Caster Semenya, winner of the women's 800 meter world title last month, and will meet with the South African runner before completing its report. details here
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sonupt5@gmail.com | 09/11/2009
World champion Caster Semenya ‘Hermaphrodite’ test results It has just been revealed that test results have shown that World 800m Champion Caster Semenya is a ‘Hermaphrodite’. It is just the latest twist in the ongoing gender row, which surfaced after the 18 year old’s success in Berlin.As reported from SkyNews, the test results have shown Semenya to have both male and female sex organs, and no womb