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IAAF World Championships: Qualified!
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 22, 2009 at 1:02pm

I’m sure most of you know by now, but I have qualified for the Long Jump Final at the World Championships here in Berlin.I am elated. Ecstatic. Overjoyed. Thrilled... I could go on and on, but I will save the rest of the adjectives for Sunday becaus...more

It's Baaaack! Sex Testing "Suspect" Women Athletes
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted August 21, 2009 at 5:56pm

Imagine that you are an 18 year old South African woman track runner. You just won a gold medal in the 800 meters and set a new world record doing it at the World Track and Field Championships. Cause for celebration and jubilation, right? Unfortunately, ...more

A Self-Identified Woman Is A Woman. Period.
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 21, 2009 at 5:15pm

Is anyone really stupid enough to think that a cis-gendered male is going to brave the unbelievable amount of social stigma still attached to womankind just to win an athletic event? Apparently so. News flash: intersex and trans women are women, acc...more

Let’s Cheer Allyson On!
by Glisten Fitness
posted August 21, 2009 at 2:18pm

Allyson is competing today at the IAAF World Championships and we’re all excited to cheer her on, help us out! Allyson works extremely hard in her training, but still makes time to help provide free workouts to the Glisten women and be involved in gre...more

Why police the border between men's and women's sports? (repost w/ comments about Caster Semenya)
by From A Left Wing
posted August 21, 2009 at 2:18pm

The topic of gender testing in sports has become a headline again. South African sprinter Caster Semenya became a news story when she went to Berlin and claimed the world championship in the 800, crossing the line at 1:55.45, two seconds faster than her...more

Miss Semenya, sexuality in sports
by MsAkiba
posted August 21, 2009 at 12:03am

Ok...she has to be a man? is this just because of her looks...cause women have run faster....more

More on Semenya
by After Atalanta
posted August 20, 2009 at 3:33pm

It appears that some are being somewhat sensitive to the investigation of South African Caster Semenya's gender. No one is accusing her of cheating or that she has knowledge of her condition. Note however that one, there is still an investigation and two,...more

African National Congress: "Such comments can only serve to portray women as being weak"
by Athletic Women Blog
posted August 20, 2009 at 2:36pm

Seldom have I seen a rejoinder as plain-spoken and incisive as the ANC's to accusations that women's 800-meter world champion Caster Semenya is not a woman. I could not find or conjure up a better title for this post. Caster Semenya earned a gold medal i...more

Too good to be a girl
by After Atalanta
posted August 20, 2009 at 12:34pm

So if a young athlete pops onto the track and field scene with personal best times that are considerably better than her previous times you should test her to make sure that:A) she is not taking performance-enhancing drugs.B) she is not a cyborg.C) she is...more

In his footsteps...
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 20, 2009 at 12:18pm

The last time the United States competed as a team in Berlin was the 1936 Olympics. I’m sure you’ll recall that that was the time when Hitler ruled Germany and was determined to prove that the Aryan race was superior. Well, the 1936 Olympics did jus...more

Lets talk inspiration
by Chic Runner
posted August 19, 2009 at 4:09pm

Maybe some long distance runners don’t like watching track. I sure know that people who don’t run think watching track isn’t that exciting, but HOT DANG, watching track is something I just can’t get enough of. With the worlds on right now my tivo ...more

Gender Controversy: A debate
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 19, 2009 at 12:51pm

Any big event is going to be with its fair share of controversy. That’s just the way things work. The World Championships in Berlin are no different. Today a story has emerged that has the word written all over it. The women’s 800 meter final is t...more

Sanya Richards finally wins individual gold
by Athletic Women Blog
posted August 19, 2009 at 12:32pm

The consensus for some time has been that Sanya Richards is the world's fastest woman in the 400 meters. Still, she had never been able to prove as much in a big race. That proviso was finally put to rest in Berlin yesterday. Congratulations, Sanya! ...more

Shiny Happy People
by Cool Adventure Girls!
posted August 18, 2009 at 4:31pm

United States’ Sanya Richards celebrates winning the gold in the Women’s 400m final during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ...more

Dillard adding sports
by Title IX Blog
posted August 18, 2009 at 2:25pm

Part of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, Dillard University in Louisiana is adding three sports in the coming academic year. No word on why, but the athletic director announced earlier this month that softball and men's and women's track and field and ...more

Watch World Championships On Universal Sports
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 17, 2009 at 8:35pm

Universalsports.com and its attendant TV channel (187 in the Bay Area) will be broadcasting the action from the IAAF track and field championships today through Friday, and NBC will take over again next weekend. Yesterday saw Usain Bolt retain the title...more

Experiencing history in Berlin
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 17, 2009 at 7:02pm

Yesterday my day was chock full of history. I saw it, I read about it, and I experienced it. Being in Berlin is a chance to see firsthand things you’ve only been able to read about in History books…that is if you ever bothered to even read your hist...more

Usain Bolt is faster than you
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 17, 2009 at 4:06pm

Usain Bolt is faster than anyone. Oh. I just realized when I was typing that that his name is Bolt. BOLT. I, unlike Usain Bolt, am slow. He set a new world record by running the 100 meter sprint in 9.58 seconds yesterday in the World Athletic Champions...more

Track & Field World Championships CENTRAL
by anngaff
posted August 16, 2009 at 1:50pm

The IAAF World Track & Field Championships are under way in the historical Berlin stadium. The 9-day meet features all the superstars of Track & Field, including Allyson Felix (200m), Sanya Richards (400m), Yelena Isinbaeva (Pole Vault), Kara Goucher (M...more

Notes from Berlin and the World Championships...
by JHayes
posted August 15, 2009 at 1:57pm

I have been in Berlin for 11 days and finally Day 1 of the IAAF World Championships has begun. For the first time, I am at the World Championships and not competing. It is certainly a strange feeling. However, it is not one of sadness or disappoin...more

Happiness...with no strings attached.
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 14, 2009 at 6:02pm

I sat in the very front. Front and center to be exact. You know that kid back in school who would sit in the front of class and raise their hand eagerly at every question that was asked? Well that was me today. Total geek. Except I didn’t answer any...more

Brianna Glenn: Life Lessons
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 11, 2009 at 1:37pm

Yesterday in the weight room one of my training partners looks at me and says out of the blue, ”Isn’t it weird that you thought you might not even be able to compete this year?” Yes, weird. But also…inspiring. A quick look back through the arch...more

Gracie - Competitor, Training Partner & Friend
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 9, 2009 at 7:52pm

The first time I saw her was back in 2000 at the Olympic Trials in Sacramento. She made an impression for two reasons. For starters, she was white and that always stands out. She also was wearing her own random clothes to compete in. Seriously, who do...more

Brianna Glenn in Cologne, Germany
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 5, 2009 at 12:26pm

For the past month I have been based in West Germany, in a city named Cologne (spelled Koln, by the locals). In all my years of travel, I’ve always said that I wasn’t all that fond of Germany compared with other parts of Europe that I visit frequentl...more

Brianna Glenn: I Jump in Sand
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 3, 2009 at 11:28am

I had an absolutely dreadful competition in Stockholm, my last competition before World Championships. I’m not sure how many of you actually follow and keep track of such things, but I figured it was worth mentioning nonetheless. I’ve actually had s...more

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