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NEWS ABOUT: IAAF

IAAF stories: 13 news summaries

 IAAF Denies It 
 OK'd Gold 
 Medal for 
 Semenya 

Talks continuing in gender controversy

Nov 20, 09 3:54 AM CST
(Newser) - The International Association of Athletics Foundation is denying claims by the South African government that it decided to allow runner Caster Semenya to keep her gold medal in the wake of questions about her gender. South African officials announced yesterday that Semenya has been cleared of "wrongdoing" and would... More »

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gender • race • Berlin • world record • IAAF • gender confusion • Caster Semenya

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Semenya Will Keep Medals; Gender Test Confidential

Board rules in favor of South African runner

Nov 19, 09 7:01 AM CST
(AP) - South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and she'll keep the results of her gender tests to herself, the South African sports ministry said today. The ministry also said that the 18-year-old Semenya will be allowed to keep her prize money. "... More »

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South Africa • athletics • IAAF • Caster Semenya • gender test

 Athletics Boss: 
 I Lied About Semenya 

'Tell me someone who has not lied to protect a child,' Chuene says

Sep 19, 09 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The president of Athletics South Africa admitted today that he lied to cover up gender tests conducted on runner Caster Semenya, saying he was trying to protect her, the Mail & Guardian reports. Leonard Chuene also admitted to rejecting advice from an ASA team doctor to withdraw Semenya from last... More »

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South Africa • hermaphrodite • IAAF • track and field • Caster Semenya • gender test

Semenya Ban Would Start World War III: S. Africa

Sports minister steps up defense of racing champ

Sep 11, 09 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa’s sports minister threatened “the third world war” if Caster Semenya is barred from competing in women’s sporting events because of the results of a sex test, the BBC reports. Such a decision “would be totally unfair and totally unjust,” said the official. “... More »

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gender • sports • sex • South Africa • hermaphrodite • IAAF • track and field • Caster Semenya

Semenya Is a Hermaphrodite: Aussie Tab

South African track sensation has no uterus or ovaries: source

Sep 10, 09 5:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - South African track star Caster Semenya is a hermaphrodite, the Daily Telegraph of Australia reports. The 18-year-old has no ovaries or uterus, according to the tabloid, which cites "a source closely involved" in tests ordered by the international track and field governing body after Semenya won the gold medal... More »

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South Africa • athletics • IAAF • track and field • gold medalist • Caster Semenya • gender test

 Experts Called 
 In to Review 
 Semenya's  
 Gender Tests 

South African track champ may be suffering chromosomal disorder

Sep 9, 09 2:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The International Association of Athletics Federations' gender testing on Caster Semenya is complete, and enough doubt remains that she is truly female that experts have been called in to examine the results, the Daily Telegraph reports. The review will determine whether the South African runner suffers from a chromosomal disorder... More »

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South Africa • athletics • IAAF • gold medalist • gender confusion • Caster Semenya • gender test

OPINION

 Is She a Man? 
 Is Phelps a Fish? 


Aug 21, 09 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's wrong to be subjecting South African sprinter Caster Semenya to "a public slaying," writes Antonia Senior, who says that debating her gender has no more credibility than asking if "Michael Phelps is really a fish." For the Times of London columnist, sports are now "... More »

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gender • Michael Phelps • genetics • genetic testing • athletics • IAAF • genetic abnormalities • Caster Semenya

UPDATED

 S. African 
 Track Star 
 Told to Take 
 Gender Test 

Gender confusion has followed Semenya's meteoric success

Aug 19, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The International Association of Athletics Federations has asked South African track star Caster Semenya to undergo gender testing, the BBC reports. The 18-year-old Semenya won the 800-meter final today at the World Championships in Berlin, just weeks after becoming African junior champion by smashing the South African record. More »

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gender • race • IAAF • gender confusion • rumors • Jay-ZTV • Caster Semenya

7 Russian Athletes Suspended for Doping

Female runners banned from Olympics

Jul 31, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seven female athletes from Russia were suspended today for doping violations, a potentially devastating blow to the nation's medal hopes just a week before the Olympics begin, the New York Times reports. Five of the women, all members of Russia's track and field team, were scheduled to compete in the... More »

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Russia • 2008 Beijing Olympics • doping • suspension • IAAF • track and field

Official's Knock Irks Amputee Sprinter

Lawyers threaten after IAAF rep urges Olympic exclusion over safety

Jul 16, 08 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers for double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius responded aggressively after a track and field official recommended South Africa exclude him from its Olympic relay squad "for reasons of safety," the New York Times reports. Pistorius, 23, “reserves all rights and remedies” if track's governing body doesn't retract, noting... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Oscar Pistorius • IAAF • amputees • legal action

Bladerunner Wins Appeal, Sets Sights
on Olympics

Double amputee can compete in trials

May 16, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who wants the chance to compete in the Olympics on his carbon-fiber blades, has won his appeal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport revoked the IAAF's ban on the South African Paralympic champion, making Pistorius eligible to compete against able-bodied runners. The runner is eager... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Oscar Pistorius • IAAF • track and field • Blade Runner • Court of Arbitration for Sport • Paralympics

'Blade Runner' Found to Have Advantage

Amputee expected to be banned from Olympics after expert ruling

Jan 10, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The double amputee who has petitioned to be included in this year's Olympic track and field events is likely to be denied his request today, the Guardian reports. A biomechanics expert concluded that the J-shaped carbon-fiber prosthetics South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius uses gives him an unfair advantage in stride... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Oscar Pistorius • IAAF • Paralympics • prosthetics • Gert Peter Br�ggemann • amputation • stamina

Gay Tops 100m Record-Holder to Claim Gold

Powell hears footsteps, takes 3rd behind new Olympic favorite

Aug 26, 07 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Tyson Gay blazed past the world co-record holder in the last 20 meters of the 100m dash to take gold in the World Championships today in Tokyo. Jamaican Asafa Powell was faster out of the blocks, but "I panicked," he said. "I felt him coming on.... More »

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race • athlete • running • IAAF • 100 meter dash • Derrick Atkins • Tyson Gay • Asafa Powell • World Championships

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