The Witch Hunt for Caster Semenya

The Track and Field World Championships will be in Doha, Qatar later this month. It is time for me to talk about the one thing that makes frown about this meet.

Thanks to the IAAF ruling on hormone levels, as of this time, Caster Semenya will not be racing in the 800m.

Intersex people (formerly known as Hermaphrodites) are individuals born with any of several variations in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, or genitals. It is the "I" in the LGBTQIA+. And 800m Gold medal Olympian, Caster Semenya from South Africa is an Intersex person. She has higher levels of testosterone in her body than the average woman. But biologically, she is a female human, a woman. In my mind, she has been the homie since I saw her dust the competition at the World  Championships in 2009. Yes, before the IAAF had her go through a gender verification test & her intersex results were leaked, I have been a fan.

With Niyonsaba

I've also felt like American Olympian, Michael Johnson, Caster Semenya was tested because of her race. Have you ever looked at Women's 800m race Have you ever seen the competition who complains about Semenya winning? And well the 2018 IAAF rule, that states "that women who compete internationally in events from 400 meters to the mile(1609.344 meters) will have to maintain natural testosterone levels below a certain limit in order to be eligible to compete" (Female athletes can take hormone therapy to lower their testosterone. But is that natural) was made to get Caster Semenya off the track. Oh and I know other runners like Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi are being affected also. But whose name has always been attached to this case?

And I Stand with Caster Semenya every time she appeals this ruling.  She will be missed in Doha this year. I just read HERE, she has signed onto a South African female football(soccer) team and will still fight to run track. I Stand for that too. But I will not be in favor of hate and unfairness. And that is what all the testing, procedures, & ruling have been.

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