What can be better than a track and field controversy? A dental visit? 8:30 in-custody criminal docket call? Mowing in the rain? The first problem is that T&F is nearly unbearable to watch, the second is that no one cares who wins. Think NASCAR without the marketing department… And then just when someone comes along and starts to dominate they get popped for some type of doping, sometimes involving horse drugs(!?!)…
So why are we even talking about it? Because when the controversy is over the gender of the winner we’re interested. Caster Semenya is competing and dominating as a woman but there may be some doubt… Take a look:
Photo courtesy of Olivier Morin, AFP/Getty Images
It appears that officials from the IAFF are concerned as well. Spokesman Nick Davies claimed it was a, “medical issue, not an issue of cheating”. Apparently the testing is complicated and could take some time.
His/her coach Michael Seme uncorked this gem:
We understand that people will ask questions because she looks like a man. It’s a natural reaction and it’s only human to be curious. People probably have the right to ask such questions if they are in doubt. But I can give you the telephone numbers of her room-mates in Berlin. They have already seen her naked in the showers and she has nothing to hide.
Well now I’m convinced…
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