The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
• Sprinters left out of World Class Performance Programme • Jenny Meadows and David Greene handed increased funding Two of Britain's one-time bright young sprinters, the former Olympic 100m relay champion Mark Lewis-Francis and the Welsh 200m runner Christian Malcolm, have had their lottery funding withdrawn by UK Athletics. Lewis-Francis, a member of the gold-medal winning quartet in Athens...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
Jenny Meadows has said she would be happy for Caster Semenya to keep her world gold medal even if she is a hermaphrodite.
I Luv SA (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
- World champion Caster Semenya 'is a hermaphrodite with no womb or ovaries' - Australian newspaper's shock claims over gender-row runner World champion 800m runner Caster Semenya is a hermaphrodite with no womb or ovaries, an Australian newspaper has claimed. Quoting a source close to the International Association of Athletics Federations, the Sydney Daily Telegraph said Semenya had internal testes...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
World 800m bronze medallist renews criticism of handling of the Caster Semenya gender row.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
• 'It was quite strange timing,' says 800m bronze medallist • Rain puts dampener on events at British Grand Prix Jenny Meadows today questioned the world governing body's decision to announce an investigation into Caster Semenya's gender hours before the start of the world championship 800m final in Berlin. "I just thought it was quite strange timing to be honest," said Meadows,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/23/2009
• Diack unhappy over handling of Semanya gender case • 'I deeply regret that confidentiality was breached' says Diack The IAAF president, Lamine Diack, has launched an internal inquiry into the handling of the gender row surrounding Caster Semenya. The 18-year-old South African won the 800 metres title at the World Championships earlier this week, just hours after the IAAF confirmed she...
Mizozo (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
A-Rod, Barry Bonds, and others athletes who have undergone steroids testing should be happy. That's nothing compared to the indignities being cast upon Caster Semenya (photo above). Caster Semenya photos hint at the issue. Or perhaps not, unless you know that Caster Semenya is a woman. She is an 18-year-old South African who won the 800-meter gold medal yesterday, at the World Track and Field Championships....
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
Furore South African athlete Caster Semenya (right) has been placed under the international spotlight after reports claiming that she is to face a gender probe. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos SA's Semenya grabs gold in Berlin GENE CHERRY BERLIN, GERMANY - Aug 19 2009 21:55 South African teenager Caster Semenya, whose rapid improvement has prompted officials to order a gender...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
• South African's victory overshadowed by off-track rumours • Britain's Jenny Meadows delighted to claim 800m bronze 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...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
• 18-year-old athlete clocks year's fastest time • 'She is female' insist South African officials The world of athletics was hit by controversy tonightafter a female South African athlete who won the 800m final at the world championships was asked to take a gender verification test to prove she is a woman. Caster Semenya, an 18-year-old who had never competed outside of Africa, before this...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
• Ennis remains in lead ahead of javelin and 800m events • Three Britons advance to womens' 800m semi-finals Jessica Ennis remains in pole position for Britain's first gold medal in the World Championships in Berlin after the fifth event of the heptathlon, despite having her lead trimmed after finishing third in the long jump today. Ennis led by 307 points overnight after winning three of...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
• Sprinter to open his European track season in Czech Republic • Offered bonus to beat his 9.69 seconds Beijing record Usain Bolt will begin his European track season tomorrow by competing over 100 metres at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava. Bolt thrilled the stadium last June with a victory over 200m, his favourite event, in a time of 19.83seconds. Since then the 22-year-old Jamaican...
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