South Africa challenges IAAF's amended policy regarding female athletes with sexual differences
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Uveshca Ramkubare
8 years ago
If the use of drugs to unnaturally enhance performance is illegal, then same should apply to the use of drugs to unnaturally diminish performance. Athletes dedicate their lives to being the best at what they do.This IAAF ruling is telling future athletes that there is a limit to how good they are allowed to be.Is this the new age of oppression?? . . A quote that should resonate within us all is this : 'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others'.
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Ian Kerford
8 years ago
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Ridiculous that the same sporting body that prevents athletes from taking performance enhancing drugs now expects Caster and others to take drugs to decrease their testosterone levels. Leave her be! She has been humiliated far too much already.
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Tracey Bodenstein
8 years ago
Where do you draw the line, then there should be height limits for long jump and high jump etc
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Brian Mkhize
8 years ago
Let Castor continue without being labelled of her gender.
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Oomeh r
8 years ago
just another form of discrimination.
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Keryn Bellars
8 years ago
If this is the case every single athlete wether male or female should have to undergo a full hormone or testosterone test
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NHLAKANIPHO
8 years ago
I'm no athlete but it's not fare....
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Linda
8 years ago
Can you not just accept that these athletes are good.
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Linda
8 years ago
Can you not just accept that these athletes are good.
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zamahlathi hlathi
8 years ago
it is ridiculous really... LEAVE CASTER ALONE.
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Sizwe Mntungwa
8 years ago
We are equal in the eyes of the Lord whether black, white, male or female. It is sad to see that in 2018 we still have oppressors nabantu abanomona.
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Neerasha
8 years ago
Against discrimination of any kind
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Laurenzi
8 years ago
KAsta is incredible and shouldn’t be treated different that any of us
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NONKULULEKO MAZIBUKO
8 years ago
You have my full support,what they are doing to Caster is wrong and we will not stand by and watch them try and destroy our Caster
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sashen
8 years ago
Everyone is created in God's image period.
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Brendan Hogan
8 years ago
Disgusting she' s being treated like this
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Trish Hawkesworth
8 years ago
Stay strong! Unfair ruling!
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Ian Felton
8 years ago
Sebastian Coe and the IAAF hang your heads in shame.. you know you are unfairly discriminating. It would be the same as banning Usain Bolt because his legs were longer than his competitors!
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Moira
8 years ago
You go girl. Ignore those people they are jealous of you.
If the use of drugs to unnaturally enhance performance is illegal, then same should apply to the use of drugs to unnaturally diminish performance. Athletes dedicate their lives to being the best at what they do.This IAAF ruling is telling future athletes that there is a limit to how good they are allowed to be.Is this the new age of oppression?? . . A quote that should resonate within us all is this : 'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others'.
Ridiculous that the same sporting body that prevents athletes from taking performance enhancing drugs now expects Caster and others to take drugs to decrease their testosterone levels. Leave her be! She has been humiliated far too much already.
Where do you draw the line, then there should be height limits for long jump and high jump etc
Let Castor continue without being labelled of her gender.
just another form of discrimination.
If this is the case every single athlete wether male or female should have to undergo a full hormone or testosterone test
I'm no athlete but it's not fare....
Can you not just accept that these athletes are good.
Can you not just accept that these athletes are good.
it is ridiculous really... LEAVE CASTER ALONE.
We are equal in the eyes of the Lord whether black, white, male or female. It is sad to see that in 2018 we still have oppressors nabantu abanomona.
Against discrimination of any kind
KAsta is incredible and shouldn’t be treated different that any of us
You have my full support,what they are doing to Caster is wrong and we will not stand by and watch them try and destroy our Caster
Everyone is created in God's image period.
Disgusting she' s being treated like this
Stay strong! Unfair ruling!
Sebastian Coe and the IAAF hang your heads in shame.. you know you are unfairly discriminating. It would be the same as banning Usain Bolt because his legs were longer than his competitors!
You go girl. Ignore those people they are jealous of you.
#NotEver