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Title: A Comment so good..... I wish I'd made it myself.
Post by: Shana A on September 20, 2009, 07:52:21 AM
Post by: Shana A on September 20, 2009, 07:52:21 AM
Sunday, 20 September 2009
A Comment so good.....
I wish I'd made it myself.
Zoe Brain
http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/comment-so-good.html (http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/comment-so-good.html)
Regarding your contention Semenya "did cheat" because she and her trainers/handlers were allegedly aware of her IS condition, internal testes, etc., this is the crux of the issue- if rules are rules, then what are the applicable rules?
From the IAAF's own website-
6. Conditions that should be allowed:
(a) Those conditions that accord no advantage over other females:
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome (Complete or almost complete - previously called testicular feminization);
A Comment so good.....
I wish I'd made it myself.
Zoe Brain
http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/comment-so-good.html (http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/comment-so-good.html)
Regarding your contention Semenya "did cheat" because she and her trainers/handlers were allegedly aware of her IS condition, internal testes, etc., this is the crux of the issue- if rules are rules, then what are the applicable rules?
From the IAAF's own website-
6. Conditions that should be allowed:
(a) Those conditions that accord no advantage over other females:
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome (Complete or almost complete - previously called testicular feminization);