Chuene Shifts Semenya Blame To SA Racists
Chuene from ASA said he never had reason to suspect her gender despite the athlete's muscular physique, facial hair and deep voice. Semenya's father and coach have both assured in media reports that Semenya was indeed born a girl but it is far more complicated than a simple glance at her genitals at birth.
There is no doubt that Semenya believes she is female and was raised as a girl. But, if she was born with both male and female chromosomes, the IAAF must then decide - after numerous tests in a complicated procedure - whether Semenya can run against women. If the test results prove she is indeed entirely female, then case closed. Sort of.
Chuene went on to blame racist South Africans for writing letters to the IAAF which, he believes, triggered the governing body's probe into Semenya's gender. "This is about racism," Chuene said. "These rumours come from South Africa. Why did these people write to the IAAF ? "These are the same people who don't want the 2010 World Cup, the same people who bring black people down and the same people who refuse to believe that Africans can make it on the world stage".
[Source : Sapa]
What a load of crap; reminds of this pic below
http://azrealestate.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/28/racecard.jpg
Chuene from ASA said he never had reason to suspect her gender despite the athlete's muscular physique, facial hair and deep voice. Semenya's father and coach have both assured in media reports that Semenya was indeed born a girl but it is far more complicated than a simple glance at her genitals at birth.
There is no doubt that Semenya believes she is female and was raised as a girl. But, if she was born with both male and female chromosomes, the IAAF must then decide - after numerous tests in a complicated procedure - whether Semenya can run against women. If the test results prove she is indeed entirely female, then case closed. Sort of.
Chuene went on to blame racist South Africans for writing letters to the IAAF which, he believes, triggered the governing body's probe into Semenya's gender. "This is about racism," Chuene said. "These rumours come from South Africa. Why did these people write to the IAAF ? "These are the same people who don't want the 2010 World Cup, the same people who bring black people down and the same people who refuse to believe that Africans can make it on the world stage".
[Source : Sapa]
What a load of crap; reminds of this pic below

http://azrealestate.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/28/racecard.jpg