World Athletics Champs

[shivfan]

Bolt has spoken of running the 400 next year, largely because there's no Olympics or World Champs in 2010....

The only events are minor champs - Commonwealth Games and the Jamaica vs USA clash. It would be good to test his 400 in those Games.

However, by the time the World Champs in Korea comes around in 2011, I expect him to go back to running the 100 and 200.

 

[_Ed_]

Report claims 800m world champion Caster Semenya is a hermaphrodite | Sport | The Guardian

 

[ripper868]

Been confirmed actually, has inner testes and has been advised to have surgery asap as it can be life threatening.

 

[Johnners]

Bit of a harsh way to find out really, because she was good at something (assuming she didn't know, of course).

 

[duffer]

Damn, that's brutal. Hope it all works out for her tbh.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Been confirmed actually, has inner testes and has been advised to have surgery asap as it can be life threatening.

Huh. According to the report:

"The IAAF has said Semenya probably would keep her medal because the case was not related to a doping matter."

So taking a cold cure with psuedoephedrine in it = bad; bird having bollocks = ok.

Curious on the face of it. If they're letting her keep the gold, why bother with the test in the first place?

Bit of a harsh way to find out really, because she was good at something (assuming she didn't know, of course).

Must've known something was up, IMHO. 18 & no periods? Hmm.

 

[BoyBrumby]

SA sports minister threatens "3rd world war" over Semenya

From the BBC.

That's a relief then, I was worried there might be an over-reaction.

 

[shivfan]

Vlasic won the women's high jump in Zagreb too, at 2.08. Decent leap.

Yeah, that was some jump, wasn't it? I wonder if she'll break the world record next year....

 

[aussie]

I see Gay equalled Bolt's olympic time of 9:69 the other day. That rivalry is going to be intense when Gay returns from injury.