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Semenya Tests Reveal 'Triple Testosterone'

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(Newser) – Pre-race World Championship blood tests on super South African runner Caster Semenya revealed testosterone levels three times typical female rates, a source tells the Telegraph. The results of the tests, carried out in South Africa, contributed to a decision by sports officials to call for "gender verification" tests on the 18-year-old gold medalist. It was also revealed that the head coach of Semenya's team is controversial Dr. Ekkart Arbeit.

He has been accused by a former East German female athlete of giving her so many anabolic steroids that she was forced to undergo a sex-change operation. Arbeit has said he no longer uses any performance enhancing drugs in his training regimen. South Africa's parliament is preparing to file a complaint with the UN over Semenya's treatment. A World Championship official has admitted questions concerning the runner's gender should have remained confidential.

South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the Women's 800-meter race in the World Athletics Championships in Berlin last week.
South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the Women's 800-meter race in the World Athletics Championships in Berlin last week.   (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
South Africa's gold medal winner Caster Semenya displays her medal after the ceremony for the Women's 800-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin last week.
South Africa's gold medal winner Caster Semenya displays her medal after the ceremony for the Women's 800-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin last week.   (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the final of the Women's 800-meter race during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.
South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the final of the Women's 800-meter race during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.   (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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riffran
Aug 25, 09 3:57 AM CDT
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Deebles
Aug 25, 09 4:12 AM CDT
Hardest documentary that I ever saw was about the East Germans doping such young children that they all got cancer and died or went through gender surgery. That is a wicked government since the young athletes had no idea that the B12 shot was actually pure hormone. At least our athletes make the desicion like Arnold who had to get a pig valve to replace the one he fed to steroids. He should have admitted that because it would have helped young people see the damage you can create, but that would be like Rush admitting that 10,000 opiate pills in 12 weeks can destroy the follicles of your inner ear and make you deaf. As he sits spewing venom with a cochlear implant which without he'd be deaf, you have to ask yourself why the right wing who take offense at every personal lapse pay that one no heed? Reply
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dontlikeyou
Aug 26, 09 7:40 AM CDT
Neeeley... at first I thought your post had merit, but then you made it political and I realized you are just another liberal dick head.
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Zorro
Aug 26, 09 9:06 AM CDT
I agree with dontlikeyou (although not his word selection) Neeley - you almost had a good point then you had to turn it into a political rant that took away all credibility - can't we just focus on the issue.
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Doctor_Zaius
Aug 25, 09 7:41 AM CDT
Why are people making such a fuss about this dude? Reply
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