In discussion last week we talked about is it ethically right to subject athletes to gender test. In my opinion I feel it only needs to be done in extreme cases. For example in the World Championships in track and field their was big controversy of the South African 800 meter runner Caster Semenya. Many spectators and fellow athletes felt that Semenya was not a female,and she should be gender tested. Semenya was offended and South Africa as a whole was as well. To be honest with you, when I saw and heard Semenya speak my eyebrows were raised. Never have I seen a female with such a masculine built and even face. She also beat her competitors in SECONDS, in a 800 meter sprint race. This would be the only time that I would ever question someone to a gender test. Test results were not released for Caster but I feel that she has something in her that could be a disadvantage to the other female runners.
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