The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced that its panel had rejected the South African's challenge against the IAAF'"by majority" but did add that it had"serious concerns as to the future practical application" of the new rules.
— Caster Semenya May 1, 2019 In a statement, the IAAF said it was"grateful" and"pleased that the regulations were found to be a necessary, reasonable and proportionate means of achieving the IAAF's legitimate aim of preserving the integrity of female athletics.
Coming from a country where Olympics is our thing(Kenya) I'd say this is absurd... She is a competitor just like the rest of us and she works hard to win those medals...
A sad day for sports. I watch Caster continue to smash her PB’s with hard work and determination. We only compete against ourselves. Gender is irrelevant. The rest is politics. She is a champion through and through.
(not-so) radical idea: get rid of sex segregation in sports
CasterSemenya
This breaks my heart. This world isn’t fair to Black people, period! This is similar to what happened to Jesse Owens. So many biological tests were done on him to determine if he had biological advantage over non-Black athletes. See Race the Power of an illusion to learn more.
She has no boobs!
Let's compare this situation with that of Fallon fox who was actually born a man and chose to identify as a woman and was allowed to compete in the UFC female featherweight division
i'm a 👩 not an athlete so i don't knw if this is fair for caster. but in my opinion if some people might think that it's not fair for caster to run in the men's division so what make people think it's fair for the other women to run with 'her'?
But, but...who’s supplying and testing these chemicals?
Can’t wait for her to still beat them!
It would be interesting to see what the range is for testosterone levels, and if they exclude any other conditions. The mildest elevation of testosterone in women is obviously PCOS. A condition called LOCAH (acronym) gives rise to high testosterone
I think Its time for caster to retire before they even kill her . we love you caster semenya.
If it is a medical condition she was born with, it is an innate competitive advantage. People who are born female should not be discriminated against because of factors they cannot control.
That’s a dude!
Women can’t win!!! Why does our world hate us so much? Caster worked so so hard on her training and doesn’t deserve this MISOGYNY.
Then Messi should not be allowed to play football cos he is over qualified as a player. Now these people are disqualifying athletes because of their natural make up or abilities! It's a shame!
jackbstephenson
Do the same rules apply to Caitlyn Jenner in golf tournaments?
IAAF have let doping run riot for years but lose their shit when a stupidly talented athlete wipes the floor with the field. What they’ve done is wrong.
Why did they use a picture of a guy for this?
Surely that’s a human rights violation? You can’t win so oppress the successful how is the human race to progress if strength is condemned?
😂😂 I thought sport was about natural advantages 🤣 this seems very very particular to me
Michael Phelps' arms are too long then oh wait no thats stupid and so is this. Let her compete
When white people still lose to her then what
Yassssssss! Not fair to women born women, as they are not built the same way as men. Semenya now is a woman, but her male strength and physique did not go away with the transitioning. That gives her a GREATER advantage. Not fair to other female competitors. She can’t have it all
Sports are divided into male and female categories,had the verdict gone in her/his/it's favour, this could one day result in opening the way for a category where men & women can compete side by side,based on hormone levels,rather than gender..stop this nonsense already!
That's seriously fucked up. If Michael Phelps has greater lung capacity and a longer torso than I does that mean he has to breath through a straw while swimming to make things 'fair'? If she isn't taking drugs, she's a women like any other competitor,and should be treated like so
Just unbelievable.
Men competing in women’s sports is the new normal thanks to liberalism
This is all unfortunate and likely unique
She is a Woman.Our Proud Woman
Psst. Black women typically naturally have higher testosterone than white women. This entire rule is racially motivated by the perception that black people 'dominate' sports.
If it is naturally produced by her then let her be, It's not so different from being gifted with athletic talent as it is something you are born with
Quote : ‘(....) all DSD athletes, who are usually [b]born with testes[/b] (...) Enough said.
Wow.... absolute shocker.
Evil and disgusting
To the uninformed, she is not trans, she is not taking performance enhancing anything. She is a woman and is now being descriminated against because of her biology and biochemistry. Very sad.
No PC here, just correctness.
There is sanity in this p.c. world after all!!!!
Here comes the transgender police now to complain about gender harassment
Women who tend to be exceptionally good in their fields are labeled as men. This is discriminatory against women who has exceptional abilities.
So would you strip off her previous medals too, if trans women would be allowed to compete with women who’s she not to be...
Good.
I think the idea of trans women competing against biological women is garbage, but as I understand it that’s not going on here. If Semenya would be medically considered a female from birth, she should be able to compete against women regardless of hormone levels.
discrimination against CasterSemenya 🤯🤯
😦
Still our girl! She's wonderful role-model and athlete and this certainly won't be the end of her
So you want to increase testosterone in females and reduce it in males? WTF?
This is wrong.The testosterone is naturally occuring.
Yea, you mean like testosterone levels of MichelleObama? That's pretty damn high.
Please dont give that bullshit about how every athlete in the world starts out on a level playing field
How is it her fault she has naturally high testosterone levels
Women have estrogen bruh.
Is it a man,,,?
Perhaps they should start games for those who are stuck up somewhere in the midst of nowhere!
This is misogyny and eugenics. Disgusting. Let the woman compete.
This is a disgusting ploy by lesser beings. If she naturally has more testosterone than this is cheating. So enjoy congratulating cheating peons.
Absolutely ridiculous! People can be so misinformed 🙄. She is NOT a trans woman. She was BORN intersex - if that gives her an advantage, so be it! Do we cut chop off Michael Phelps' lengthy arms because they give him an advantage?
Federations must pull out in protest, you can't punish someone for something that occurs naturally in their bodies
Semen lol
Absolute disgrace😡
And yet men who decide they want to be women can compete in women’s events. What a twisted world we live in now.....
Hasn’t this person retired?
You testosterone at MichelleObama levels? Yea, that's pretty damn high.
Good, it’s supposed to be won based on athletic ability not chemically enhanced ability
That's so wrong.
She has added advantage! This is a fair decision.
a woman has special shaped hips and crotch, i just don't see it in her, Trans should have their own comp, cos M n F are Different...
I don’t know a lot a bout this. Is this a trans woman?
The Olympics are for boys and girls, not for 'half-boys' or 'wannabe girls'...
beautiful
Hope he's ok
The correct decision
it’s time for her to retire it’s obvious they don’t want her to compete
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