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Title: Gender-test runner Semenya to keep gold medal, says South Africa
Post by: Shana A on November 19, 2009, 09:37:24 PM
Post by: Shana A on November 19, 2009, 09:37:24 PM
Gender-test runner Semenya to keep gold medal, says South Africa
November 19, 2009 9:37 a.m. EST
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/11/19/athletics.semenya.test.gold/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn (http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/11/19/athletics.semenya.test.gold/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn)
(CNN) -- South African runner Caster Semenya will be allowed to keep the gold medal she won in the women's 800-meters at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, in August, the country's sports ministry announced Thursday.
In a statement on their official Web site the ministry added that Semenya had been found innocent of any wrongdoing but the widely anticipated results of gender tests conducted would not be made public.
"We have agreed with the IAAF that whatever scientific tests were conducted legally within the IAAF regulations will be treated as a confidential matter between patient and doctor," the statement read.
November 19, 2009 9:37 a.m. EST
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/11/19/athletics.semenya.test.gold/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn (http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/11/19/athletics.semenya.test.gold/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn)
(CNN) -- South African runner Caster Semenya will be allowed to keep the gold medal she won in the women's 800-meters at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, in August, the country's sports ministry announced Thursday.
In a statement on their official Web site the ministry added that Semenya had been found innocent of any wrongdoing but the widely anticipated results of gender tests conducted would not be made public.
"We have agreed with the IAAF that whatever scientific tests were conducted legally within the IAAF regulations will be treated as a confidential matter between patient and doctor," the statement read.
Title: Re: Gender-test runner Semenya to keep gold medal, says South Africa
Post by: Janet_Girl on November 19, 2009, 10:00:37 PM
Post by: Janet_Girl on November 19, 2009, 10:00:37 PM
That is so awesome. I am very happy for her.
Janet
Janet
Title: Re: Gender-test runner Semenya to keep gold medal, says South Africa
Post by: Silver on November 19, 2009, 10:07:27 PM
Post by: Silver on November 19, 2009, 10:07:27 PM
That's great.
Turned out as well as it could.
Turned out as well as it could.