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A lot of lemons
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted September 11, 2009 at 7:35pm

Ask any athlete, and they will tell you that the most important meet after the Championships is the World Athletic Final. You make it into this meet by competing all year long at the highest tiered meets and earning points based on your finish. By the e...more

Updates on Semenya
by One Sport Voice
posted September 11, 2009 at 4:54pm

New information on Caster Semenya’s sex testing has been reported by Sports Illustrated, NPR, and the Daily Telegraph. Read the numerous comments made in regards to the question posed in the Daily Telegraph “Should Semenya be stripped of her gold m...more

Troubling news for Semenya
by After Atalanta
posted September 11, 2009 at 3:47pm

And troubling news all around really. Unofficially, the "gender tests" Caster Semenya underwent during and after the World Championships indicate that she has internal testes and no ovaries or womb. She has pulled out of a race in South Africa that she ha...more

A jumper who sprints
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted September 10, 2009 at 4:24pm

For my whole track and field career, I have never done just one event. As I got older, I specialized a little…slowly fading out the triple jump once I got to college, no taking the 200 seriously once I was a pro…but I have remained both a sprinter an...more

First We Are Born. The Rest Is All Drag.
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted September 10, 2009 at 12:40pm

I shoulda seen this coming. Caster Semenya, the South African gold medal runner whose gender is being challenged, has had a “make-over” and her new safely feminine look is on display on the cover of a South African magazine. The accompanying text gush...more

The ‘New’ Look of Caster Semenya
by One Sport Voice
posted September 9, 2009 at 4:55pm

Much has been written about the controversy regarding the sex verification testing of Caster Semenya following the IAAF Championships in August 2009 (to read more go here, here, here, & here). Given all Semenya has endured, I can’t say I was surprise...more

Fast Females: A 45-year-old and a filly plunder expectations and find victory
by Fair Game News
posted September 9, 2009 at 11:20am

By Laura Pappano That blur you see is a 45-year-old woman breaking a record. (OK, snapping with an iPhone enhances the effect in this case). That’s right. Yesterday at the Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race — which was also the Men’s and Woman�...more

Editorial linking the stories of Semenya and Simelane
by From A Left Wing
posted September 8, 2009 at 4:15pm

To follow up on posts about Caster Semenya and Eudy Simelane: Mark Gevisser writes a great editorial in South Africa's The Times calling attention to the links between the two stories, "Celebrated and Castigated." Gevisser asks if the conversations about...more

Post-Baby Marathon Training Log: September 7, 2009 - The Baby Weight
by anngaff
posted September 7, 2009 at 8:53pm

How vain am I: my second biggest worry when I found out I was pregnant (the first being "How do I tell my parents?") was "Oh no, I'm gonna get fat and stay that way forever."   When I found out I was pregnant, I looked like this: (photo credit: E...more

Latest fallout in Semenya mess: Coach resigns in protest
by Women's Sports Blog
posted September 7, 2009 at 1:37pm

A top South African track coach has resigned over what he says were dishonestly presented gender tests for the athlete. When will the IAAF join the 21st century? ...more

Travels with Brianna: Doing laundry
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted September 6, 2009 at 1:38pm

It’s been two months…two whole months of living out of one suitcase. That’s hard for any normal person to work with such a limited wardrobe, but as an athlete I sweat and roll around in sand in half those clothes so the opportunity to reuse that st...more

The Other Circuit
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted September 3, 2009 at 2:34pm

In Europe, all meets are not equal. There are the big dogs, all the way down to the little Chihuahua’s. You will find most of your big meets in large cities…Brussels, Paris, Rome, London, Berlin…all those places you’ve marked on your map and hop...more

Dinner in Italy includes the other meat
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted September 2, 2009 at 10:35am

I am a proud carnivore. I prefer to eat meat at every single meal if possible because the meal just doesn’t seem complete without it. Traveling through Europe can pose some difficult problems at times in regards to eating the way you are used to becau...more

What an awesome Sunday it was
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 31, 2009 at 12:35pm

That's not even including the WPS All-Star game, which I DVR'ed but haven't watched yet. *Over on the men's side, Carl Edwards capped a final lap of extraordinary driving by forcing Marcus Ambrose into a mistake on the last turn and winning at Montreal's...more

In case you missed it...
by After Atalanta
posted August 31, 2009 at 11:59am

Just doing some post-weekend catching up on stories.Dr. Alice Dreger wrote a very good piece in the NYT about the biology of sex--inspired, of course, by the story of Caster Semenya.A 74-year old woman received a gold medal in judo--50 years after winning...more

Post-World Champs: A Little Break
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 29, 2009 at 8:48pm

I’ve been on a break. I just kind of checked out from reality and let myself disappear for a few days. No email responses, no daily facebook checks, no blogging…none of my normal routine. I need to get around to reading and responding to all the mes...more

Video: Tribute to IAAF World Champion Women
by Pretty Tough
posted August 27, 2009 at 3:30pm

The athletes have left Berlin – some with medals and some with heartache – but all with the sense of pride that comes from representing their countries. World records were broken, personal bests were recorded and fans got to see elite competition be...more

Right On, Dave Zirin
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 27, 2009 at 1:26pm

Despite sharing political views, Zirin and I rarely see eye-to-eye on sports issues. This piece, in which he compares reactions to the Semenya outrage in the U.S. and South Africa, where a leading sports minister actually resigned in protest of her gend...more

Caster Semenya returns home
by Athletic Women Blog
posted August 26, 2009 at 12:52pm

It's amazing when you think about it. In less than 20 years South Africa has gone from racist regime to one of our planet's most enlightened countries. It's questionable how many other countries would have embraced and defended Caster Semenya the way the ...more

Resting and thinking of next year
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted August 24, 2009 at 2:25pm

I haven't posted much juicy news lately. I must admit I've been busy watching the World Championships in Athletics from Berlin... Not that I haven't done anything else.. But I went straight home after work every day to watch TV. Now, when the championship...more

Favorite Moments From Worlds: Three
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 24, 2009 at 12:50pm

Sanya Richards finally gets gold in an individual race (Martin Rose/Getty): ...more

Favorite Moments From Worlds: Two
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 24, 2009 at 12:47pm

Shelly-Ann Fraser beams from blocks to finish line in the 100 (Andy Lyons/Getty): ...more

Favorite Moments From Worlds: One
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 24, 2009 at 12:43pm

Anna Rogowska embraces the mascot following her surprise win in the pole vault (Mark Dadswell/Getty): ...more

Keeping My Head Up
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 23, 2009 at 11:36pm

You know what’s hard about trying to be the best in the World at something? Trying to be ok with 9th best in the World. It’s not an easy pill to swallow. Not when you know you could do better and not when you know that you should’ve done better. ...more

Sunday stuff
by After Atalanta
posted August 23, 2009 at 1:39pm

You slack off for a few days and lots of things happen.First, back to the "old" news of the week: the gender verification of Caster Semenya. Nothing has changed regarding her circumstances. But a lot of objection has been voiced to the process as well as ...more

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