tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post167176257458312910..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Blog blast past: Don't run so fast with the Semenya stuffsagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-37670355273149415602010-07-06T14:56:43.318-04:002010-07-06T14:56:43.318-04:00Controversy over "gender bending" in ath...Controversy over "gender bending" in athletics has been around for decades....the Stella Walsh case probably the earliest and most famous example.<br />Much of the rumour mongering that has dogged Semenya today was present when Walsh competed for Poland in the 30's.<br />Competitors, such as Canada's Hilda Strike who finished second to Walsh in the women's 100 m race, regarded the Pole suspiciously because of her "mannish" features.<br />Years later, when Walsh was shot dead during a bank holdup in 1980, the truth about Walsh was revealed in an autopsy.<br />Only the "truth" served only to muddy the water.<br />The autopsy revealed she was primarily a woman but had male genitals as well.<br />DNA tests showed she XX and XY chromosomes.<br />It was because of her case that the IOC started to move away from gender determination testing.<br />Before the 2000 games, it was dropped entirely.<br />With or without the tests, gender "integrity" remains a thorny issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-84086095992322684862009-09-11T17:39:58.268-04:002009-09-11T17:39:58.268-04:00here I was hoping for the first post to have the l...here I was hoping for the first post to have the label 'hermaphrodite' at the bottom...oh well Field Hockey season is just around the corner..One can still hope...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com