Stuge Posted July 20, 2014 Posted July 20, 2014 They are not saying she is a man. Also, there is the fact that she is not a man. But the Sports Authority of India, after conducting medical tests on the eighteen-year-old sprinter, has announced that she is “not fit for participation in a female eventâ€. And, once again an Indian athlete has been forced to say with sorrow and confusion, “But I have always been this wayâ€. The sprinter who was born in Odisha to an impoverished couple, who is shorter than most of the athletes she usually defeats and has a stride that is too ferocious to allow grace, was a hero until a few days ago. But now she has joined the short list of talented Indian athletes who have turned out to be unfit “for participation in a female eventâ€. She is free to compete with men. She did not do anything she should not have, nor did she hide any secrets about her body. The issue is that she has a higher level of androgenic hormones than a vast majority of women, a condition known as hyperandrogenism. As these hormones contribute to physical strength, their apparent excess in a woman disqualifies her as a female athlete. The International Association of Athletics Federations has laid down this rule to achieve, among other things, “the fundamental notion of fairness of competition in female athleticsâ€. - See more at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/comment/analysis/the-definition-of-a-female-athlete/article1-1242500.aspx#sthash.73dkaKiM.dpuf
JaiRamesh2 Posted July 20, 2014 Posted July 20, 2014 What happened to South African runner Caster Semenya ? What were her androgenic levels? She had very high levels of testatrone, but was allowed to compete and went on to win World Championships and Olympic medals.
Mariyam Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 The curious case of Pinki Pramanik deserves a mention.
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