Olympic Champion women's runner loses appeal, ordered to artificially lower testosterone for competition

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

https://www.npr.org/2019/05/01/71911986 ... to-compete

[clearspira]

We discussed this to death on the other thread tbh.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

I know. It's like he just doesn't care.

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

We discussed this to death on the other thread tbh.

YOU WILL DISCUSS IT IN THIS THREAD NOW.

[J!!]

Make me

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

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[LittleRaven]

Well, this should provide valuable data.

[LittleRaven]

Hmm....Semenya is currently saying that she will not artificially lower her testosterone levels.

Caster Semenya was defiant in every way at what very well could be her last 800 meter race.

Her raised fist at the start. Her unstoppable victory. And with her reply Friday to the big question of whether she will now submit to new testosterone regulations in track and field and take hormone-reducing medication.

“Hell no,” the Olympic champion from South Africa said.

So....I guess we'll see.

[clearspira]

Hmm....Semenya is currently saying that she will not artificially lower her testosterone levels.

Caster Semenya was defiant in every way at what very well could be her last 800 meter race.

Her raised fist at the start. Her unstoppable victory. And with her reply Friday to the big question of whether she will now submit to new testosterone regulations in track and field and take hormone-reducing medication.

“Hell no,” the Olympic champion from South Africa said.

So....I guess we'll see.

She is still allowed to run with men as far as I know. Her choice.

[LittleRaven]

I can't imagine that she would do that. Semenya is an absolute powerhouse in the women's division...she set a meet record with her last 800m time and it's not that far off from the world record. Generally speaking, she's absolutely crushed everyone else in the women's field for the last 4 years. But I'm honestly not even sure she would qualify for a men's team....the fastest time ever logged by a women in the 800 m is a good 12 seconds slower than the twenty-fifth best time for a man.