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NEWS ABOUT: World Championships

World Championships stories: 6 news summaries

 South Africa: Ax 
 Lying Semenya Official 

His coverup hurt runner, says sports minister

Sep 20, 09 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - South African government officials are calling for the firing of an athletic director who admitted lying about gender tests before Caster Semenya entered her controversial World Championship race last month. "His lies were to Ms. Semenya's detriment," said a statement from the nation's sports minister, reports the BBC.... More »

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gender • sports • athletics • World Championships • Caster Semenya • Leonard Chuene • intersex • gender tests

(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... More »

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gender • Berlin • South Africa • testosterone • anabolic steroids • East Germany • World Championships • blood tests • gold medal • gold medalist • gender confusion • women athletes • Caster Semenya • gender test

(Newser) - After her big win yesterday in a world track meet, South Africa's Caster Semenya has to undergo a gender test to prove that she is, in fact, a woman. This is way more complicated than it sounds, writes Melonyce McAfee in a Slate Explainer column updated from a similar case... More »

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transgender • World Championships • Y chromosomes • Jay-ZTV • Caster Semenya • gender test

(Newser) - Michael Phelps today rebounded from yesterday's stunning loss by shattering his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the FINA World Championships in Rome, ABC News reports. Phelps achieved the feat without a full-body suit, wearing only an ankle-to-waist version. In his loss yesterday, he lost to a swimmer... More »

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Michael Phelps • Rome • world record • swimming • World Championships • FINA • butterfly • 200-meter

 Barcodes Will ID 
 Illegal Suits at 
 Championships 

Swimming aims to weed out banned attire

Jun 1, 09 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swimmers at this year’s world championships will be subjected to a barcode test to ensure their suits are legal, the Times of London reports. Suits’ buoyancy will be checked before the event, with each outfit assigned a code. At race time, the suits will be scanned; if they don’... More »

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Michael Phelps • swimming • World Championships • broken records • Speedo LZR Racer • swimsuit

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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