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Being tested as we speak

Doubt: South Africa's Caster Semenya on Monday. She is today facing claims that she is actually a man

A female runner accused of being a man tonight took gold in the 800m World Athletics Championship.

South African Caster Semenya, 18, had to take a gender test after doubts were raised about her sex.

But despite the furore, she easily took gold in the final in Berlin.

The teenage sensation has sparked controversy over her strikingly muscular physique.

Today officials at the world athletics body, the IAAF, revealed that it ordered her to take a gender test three weeks ago.

IAAF spokesman Nick Davies confirmed the tests were taking place, though he said the results would not be confirmed for several weeks.

Until the results are confirmed, there was nothing to prevent Semenya from competing in tonight's final, he said.

He added: 'At this moment in time we do not have any evidence to stop her running.'

South African athletics chiefs furiously denied the claims and stated Semenya was definitely female.

Molatelo Malehopo, general manager of Athletics South Africa, said: 'She is a female. We are completely sure about that and we wouldn't have entered her into the female competition if we had any doubts.

'We have not been absent-minded, we are very sure of her gender. We are aware of the claims that have been made but our aim at the moment is to prepare Caster for the race this evening.'

Semenya was ordered to take the test after raising suspicion during an incredible performance at a junior championship.

The teenager, from Polokwane in South Africa's Limpopo province, burst onto the running scene at last month's African Junior Championship in Mauritius where she clocked 1:56.72 in the 800 metres.

The time was the best recorded in the world so far this year by more than a second.

Mr Davies revealed that Semenya's astoundingly quick performance prompted suspicions over her gender.

Experts were concerned over the way she runs and urged the South African athletics body to test her.

A group of doctors, including an endocrinologist, a gynaecologist, an internal medicine expert, an expert on gender and a psychologist, have started the procedure but it is uncertain when the results will be known.

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Why does testing for this take so long ? Well over a month ! This ain't 1959.

A blood test for genetic markers and chromosomes and all that fancy technical **** isn't done at the local cvs. I'm sure there is a whole mess of procedure and red tape nonsense they have to go through. Run the test two or three times blah blah blah. That or they make it take longer so they can charge more.

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A blood test for genetic markers and chromosomes and all that fancy technical **** isn't done at the local cvs. I'm sure there is a whole mess of procedure and red tape nonsense they have to go through. Run the test two or three times blah blah blah. That or they make it take longer so they can charge more.

Expensive too.

It'd only cost 2.95 for them to rent a copy of Dirty Dancing.

If it cries. It's a woman. If falls asleep. It's a man.

Anything in between will require further testing.

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A blood test for genetic markers and chromosomes and all that fancy technical **** isn't done at the local cvs. I'm sure there is a whole mess of procedure and red tape nonsense they have to go through. Run the test two or three times blah blah blah. That or they make it take longer so they can charge more.

I spent some time in the northern part of SA as a "tourist" ;) years ago. I never heard of Polokwane ( perhaps there was a name change) but I can assure you there were no CVS's. Or Rite Aides either as I recall. :biggrin:

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I spent some time in the northern part of SA as a "tourist" ;) years ago. I never heard of Polokwane ( perhaps there was a name change) but I can assure you there were no CVS's. Or Rite Aides either as I recall. :biggrin:

You're either special or an assbag with this post.

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Hehe, look at the runner from the U.S. behind her. Him. Her. Too much. I know it's just exertion, but it's still funny. Her face says it all. She's all like, "Fug that b*tch. B*stard. B*tch. I don't know."

Notice all the other runners have crotch huggers and Ms Thing doesn't?

:lol:

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