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This isn't pertinent to rugby at all but makes for an interesting debate. Is gender the same as sex and if the athlete is found to be genetically male does that mean that they get disqualified despite being female in every other context? This is relevant to part of one of my units at uni and I'm interested to see what others think.
Scott Gullan in Berlin
August 20, 2009 09:00am
THE controversy surrounding South African runner Caster Semenya has gripped the world championships after the runner obliterated the field in the women's 800m final.
Doubts over the gender of the 18-year-old intensified last night with Semenya's incredible performance - she beat the world's best by more than 20 metres in 1min55.45sec - leaving the crowd in the Olympic Stadium stunned.
In a clear statement of what they thought was a farce, the crowd barely applauded Semenya as she did a victory lap with the South African flag. Officials actually pulled her off the track half-way around to avoid further embarassment.
Watch a post-race interview with Caster Semenya here
Before the race, the IAAF said it was still awaiting the results of a gender verification test which it requested the South African athletics federation complete three weeks ago.
IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said the "extremely complex, difficult" test has been started but that the results were not expected for weeks.
The verification test requires a physical medical evaluation, and includes reports from a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist, an internal medicine specialist and an expert on gender.......
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/stor...005401,00.html