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Semenya tests as 'inter gender'

Semenya shows off the 800m gold medal she won in August
Gender tests on South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya have revealed that she has an inter gender condition, BBC Sport understands.

The 18-year-old was asked to take the tests following her rapid rise to prominence in 2009 and just hours before she won the title in Berlin.

The IAAF has the results but wants them examined before speaking to Semenya.

BBC Sport's Gordon Farquhar said: "It's likely that she has some hermaphroditic or inter-gender condition."

An Australian newspaper has claimed that Semenya is a hermaphrodite - someone who has some or all of the primary sex characteristics of both genders.

The reports have sparked an angry reaction in South Africa, with one senior MP calling for the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) to be sued over the way Semenya has been treated.

"Someone is guilty of leaking her confidential medical information to Australian newspapers," National Assembly's sports committee chairman Butana Komphela told the local Star newspaper.

But the IAAF's Nick Davies said: "The statements should be treated with caution as they are not official statements by the IAAF.

"We have received the results from Germany, but they now need to be examined by a group of experts and we will not be in a position to speak to the athlete about them for at least a few weeks.

"After that, depending on the results, we will meet privately with the athlete to discuss further action."

The IAAF has confirmed they will not comment further on Semenya until after the IAAF council meeting in Monaco on 20-21 November.

Farquhar added: "We already know that she has testosterone levels that are three times higher than those normally expected in a female.

"It's a serious issue and the athlete has to be told the implications.

"There are three possible outcomes from the expert's discussions: that the condition does not give her a competitive advantage.

"The condition gives her a competitive advantage, which cannot be treated, or most likely, the condition can be treated in some way if she consents to it, and in time she can return to competition.

"The IAAF have to weigh the interest of the athlete, an apparently innocent victim in this, with their responsibility to ensure fair competition."

Semenya won the 800m title in Berlin in August in the fastest time of the year, one minute, 55.45 seconds, 2.5 seconds ahead of Kenya's 2007 champion Janeth Jepkosgei.



Caster Semenya wins 800m gold in Berlin


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8249948.stm

presido1:
link/source pls

u still dey find source. they have eyes but don't see - red highlight

didoflex:
I laughed hard! This is good, am sure you got the inspiration from the South African 800m runner that was mandated to have a gender test!

tnx

bgees:
gay idiot, I'm sure u self-service every time he scores a goal.

i self-service pass u? u self-service 6 times an hour. anywayz, if i self-service as you said i must b a holy guy.

[quote author=ThoniaSlim link=topic=321079.msg4508254#msg4508254 date=1252475493]So what happens to french kisses?
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the one practiced by the french or ,

i think this goes out all who are so hyped about oyibo dates

[size=18pt]The French are now saying goodbye to 'la bise'.[/size]

Just saw this on BBC this morning.

Can this be possible? Kissing banned in France! Kissing banned in Paris! The most romantic place in the world, a place were anything romantic goes on without the public blinking.

The french authorities recently banned kissing so as to curb the outbreak of swine flu. Kissing, clogging, touching, all types of romantic expressions are no longer to be expressed publicly.

My question

Other Sources:
http://www.bling.org/2009-09-08/france-bans-public-kissing-to-stop-swine-flu-spreading.html
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2450420/Kissings-banned-on-Paris-Metro-but-gropings-OK-Barmy-rules-from-abroad.html

@sweettot

I know what you feel as; i read ur story, i felt really bad myself. i can't bear seeing my sister in this kinda situation, i can even do something much more crazy than what you are thinking.

however, its not the end of the world. that baby is a gift not a torment. this is time to prove you are stronger than you've always being. pray to God for gudiance and support.

please dont regret your actions, God is alive.

chei!

UNIPORT BABE!

Guy, just maage ok. It happens all the time.

OMG! where did your secondary school maths go?

test and see,

this must be Lagos sorry outskirks of Lagos.

@poster

I'm a Christian; I celebrate my birthdays when I have got the chips. I neither kill nor behead people on my birthday.

Rubbing salt on the injury inflicted by Aston Villa last night. This story pops up in the SUN newspaper 24 Aug 2009; please all fellow Liverpool fans join me in laughing off one of our biggest defeat ever at Anfield. YNWA!

FIFA Demand Gender Test for Liverpool’s Torres
Premiership footballer, Fernando Torres, has been asked to take a gender test to eliminate concerns he is a woman, according to football’s governing body, body, FIFA.

FIFA say it demanded the test three weeks ago amid fears he should not be able to play in the all-male Premier League.

Michelle Platini, himself a suspected woman, said the “extremely complex, difficult” test results were not due for several weeks.

It will take us a considerable amount of time to check if Mr. or Mrs. Torres does, or does not, have the male reproductive organs.

This sort of test cannot be conducted quickly without medical specialists; there are several ways to cheat the traditional ‘cup and cough’ approach.
Liverpool Football Club said that they were “completely sure” that Torres 25, is a female but felt that she should be entitled to play in the all-male league due to her popularity with team-mates, Jamie Caragher and Steven Gerrard.

A source at Liverpool said, “Jamie and Stevie have put in hours of hard work on the training ground with Torres and were both on the verge of securing a much sought after date.”

“We would not have signed Torres if she hadn’t been so pretty. She’s so graceful, with her flowing locks and smooth skin.”

“Some of our fan base are made up of heterosexual, males and posters of Torres adorn the walls of many those fans.”

FIFA stated: “If it is proved that Torres is female, she will be withdrawn from all FIFA competitions and matches she was involved with will be fortified to the opposition.”

The Spanish Foreign Minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos said: “We have no issues with Torres’ gender. We may be filthy racists, but you can’t accuse us of sexism.”

He added: “We are however, concerned that our euro 2008 triumph might be written out of the history books because of a technicality.”

http://newsarse.com/2009/08/fifa-demand-gender-test-for-liverpools-torres/

hey Guys the list has candidates that are for Nigeria universities

foreign uni-applicants any info

this is unbecoming!

guys dat did this test d previous years shld educate us nw.

jst cnt believe dis is takin ages like dis.

The Matrix (1, 2 & 3)
Gladiator
Odessy
300
Kungfu Panda
Liverpool vs Milan (Istanbul)
Troy
EvilCult
so much more,

this is more than a story; it's NEWS.

Hi Guys
Hz anyone gt info/update on NAE (agip) scholarship? Pls do post ur updates here.

U see this guy is going Kolomental.
Dropped out, I graduated before U wrote JAMB or did BASIC. Bookworm my foot, be it known to U that life aint just books. These girls can only be looking 4 a way to learn from U.
I was a 360 guy in UP; I think U should watch Ur tongue cos guys like U end up walking d streets of Lagos looking 4 jobs.

@poster
U r a disgrace to UNIPORT
Which department r U?
Infact, if were still in UP, I'll personally fish U out.
Guy, babes 4 UP can b daring but I think U r seeking attention.

Guys,

September is less than five months away; any news on the NAE AGIP SCHOLARSHIP 2009/2010?

Fill us in on d gossips.

@poster
Please go to d motorparks; I think U'ld meet ur mates there. Let me guess U find d Conductors and Agboros ROMANTIC!

I see other WA same way I see a Yoruba or Hausa.

Alliance Francise is located nationwide.

You can google their website to find out the closest education centre to you.

Au revoir

Abeg, have they shortlisted already.

Whats ur source?