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Is the favorite in the women's 800m actually a man?
By Chris Chase
Fourth-Place Medal Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:00 pm EDT
Is the favorite in the women's 800m actually a man?
By Chris Chase
The favorite in the women's 800m at the world track championships will run under suspicion that she's actually a man.
After bursting onto the scene with the world's fastest time three weeks ago at a junior meet, South Africa's Caster Semenya, 18, has been dogged by gender-swapping accusations. She will undergo complex gender testing (it's not as easy as you'd think) after her race tonight, but the results won't be available for a few weeks. Semenya had the fastest qualifying time of the eight competitors
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By Chris Chase
Fourth-Place Medal Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:00 pm EDT
Is the favorite in the women's 800m actually a man?
By Chris Chase
The favorite in the women's 800m at the world track championships will run under suspicion that she's actually a man.
After bursting onto the scene with the world's fastest time three weeks ago at a junior meet, South Africa's Caster Semenya, 18, has been dogged by gender-swapping accusations. She will undergo complex gender testing (it's not as easy as you'd think) after her race tonight, but the results won't be available for a few weeks. Semenya had the fastest qualifying time of the eight competitors
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