Pavlo 65 Posted April 19, 2016 #111 Share Posted April 19, 2016 12 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: Utilitarianism might be the answer, but as a lawyer you probably dont like this "theory"? as a lawyer i think it`s unfair to prefer her rights to compete (1 person) over rights of thousands of runners to compete with woman with whom they are equal in chances. With Semenya it`s unfair for them but we live in times when minority rights are more important than majority. I don`t get it but she is allowed to compete so i can only cheer other woman to beat her in this unfair duel I fell in love with sports.....since i first seen it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlo 65 Posted April 19, 2016 #112 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) 8 minutes ago, dcro said: I'm not her biggest fan either. But banning someone just because he/she is different than others (or different than typical people) is absurd. People are who they are. i understand you but winning Olympics is sth special and other woman can eat their hearts out only to...fight for silver. I have nth against her as a woman, but as she has some extra unfair advantage i`m not cheering her at all. Well, if let`s say we have a sprinter with 3 legs (probably this is possible) or some natural extra level of some hormon who runs 100m in 9.25...should he be allowed to compete with others? I don`t think so. I think Semenya should compete with men, that would be a bit unfair for 1 person, when she competes with woman it`s unfair for all runners on this distance Edited April 19, 2016 by Pavlo I fell in love with sports.....since i first seen it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlo 65 Posted April 19, 2016 #113 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) so-if one has some advantage through doping he`s banned, she in fact has similar advantage and is allowed,this is not 100% fair, just this, plz don`t mix me with people who dislike her as a person etc. But the fact is that in hormonal perspective she is a person somewhere between a men and a woman Edited April 19, 2016 by Pavlo I fell in love with sports.....since i first seen it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted April 19, 2016 #114 Share Posted April 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, Pavlo said: so-if one has some advantage through doping he`s banned, she in fact has similar advantage and is allowed,this is not 100% fair, just this, plz don`t mix me with people who dislike her as a person etc But when someone takes doping then he/she is deliberately cheating. That's completely different sphere. Pavlo 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted April 19, 2016 #115 Share Posted April 19, 2016 26 minutes ago, dcro said: I'm not her biggest fan either. But banning someone just because he/she is different than others (or different than typical people) is absurd. People are who they are. The situation is not straightforward at all. It's unfair for her to ban her, but it's quite unfair for the others to be competing against someone who is genetically between men and women. Pavlo 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted April 22, 2016 #116 Share Posted April 22, 2016 (edited) On 4/19/2016 at 11:17 AM, OlympicsFan said: Some crazy times from Semenya early in the season: 4:10 1500 m (huge new PB) I only noticed right now that that's not a new PB at all. She already ran 4:08 as a junior in 2009 Obviously that doesn't mean 50.7, 1:58 and 4:10 within 4 hours is not crazy Just something I noticed now while looking at some betting odds for these events. Edited April 22, 2016 by heywoodu If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 781 Posted April 22, 2016 #117 Share Posted April 22, 2016 3 hours ago, heywoodu said: I only noticed right now that that's not a new PB at all. She already ran 4:08 as a junior in 2009 Obviously that doesn't mean 50.7, 1:58 and 4:10 within 4 hours is not crazy Just something I noticed now while looking at some betting odds for these events. I know, i noticed it the same day i wrote it, but i was too lazy to correct it ... I will do it now. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted April 25, 2016 #118 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Women's 100m Brenessa Thompson - 11.31 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,201 Posted April 25, 2016 #119 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Akela Jones who competes in the heptathlon has set another individual event standard, the 100m hurdles. She now has standards in 3/7 individual heptathlon events (also in high and long jump). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dareza 911 Posted April 26, 2016 #120 Share Posted April 26, 2016 On 17.4.2016. at 1:12 PM, dcro said: Hamburg Marathon Men's Marathon Mumin Gala - 2:14:36 Jorge Castelblanco - 2:15:57 David Carver - 2:18:20 We are basically going to have like every nation competing in marathon with this generous standards. Women's Marathon Leila Luik - 2:42:11 Rosmery Quispe - 2:43:47 Estonian runner Leila Luik is very interesting. Her twin sisters (Liina and Lily) are already qualified in marathon so we are going to have an Estonian triplet in women's marathon. I think there is a very good chance that this is the first time that a triplet is going to compete at the Olympics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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