Inside the science of the CAS decision on Caster Semenya

CAPE TOWN – Sport regulating bodies were not ready for super athletes like Castor Semenya, according to anthropologist Professor Hlonipha Mokoena.

Mokoena and sports scientist Dr Ross Tucker joined 702’s Eusebius McKaiser to unpack the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling on Caster Semenya. The court rejected Semenya’s bid to challenge the International Association of Athletics Federations’ new testosterone rules, which would force her to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete with other women.

Mokoena reflected on the history of black women in the workplace and sport. She mentioned cases involving other sports stars, like the Williams sisters, who had to undergo doping tests. “One of your callers also mentioned the history of women in slavery. During the slave trade there was no difference made between male and female slaves. Female slaves were expected to work as hard. With black women, you were not considered to be the softer or gentler sex. I think that category has still been forbidden for black women. Whenever a black woman becomes an athlete, there are always questions about her gender, even when she is 100% female, whatever that means.

martina Semenya is bio-male with undescended testes. She went through male puberty. She is not female with excessive androgen, that is a different disorder. CAS did not apply restrictions to female athletes with excessive androgen.

I give my views on the caster800m - iaaforg decision in this interview starting at 29:30

This woman is fine😍

i never get tired of this trip popping up in my tl. neva

Caster looks good

There is a new science now, it's name is caster800m , the other sciences better recognise and adjust faster than we can spell testosterone.

The science, pictured here:

Sorry I ain't reading this.

super athletes are fine, unless they happen to be women, worse of all black, gotta stop that.. What a world to live in. caster800m we are behind you 100% angeke bakuhlele ledodi.

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