Dragon

Semenya has been added to the 800m race in Doha

The problem for the IAAF is that there are so few athletes in the same position as Semenya so they only have evidence in the events in which that athletes have the greatest advantage. Let's face it, if the race you're best at is the 800m then you run the 800m even if yoy enjoy the 100m more.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/01/cas-caster-semenya-verdict-mess?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

This is probably not the place to post this but it's so good that I don't care....

So men would have two categories they could win and women only one? Not really fair, is it?

Define who would compete in the "open" category

The King of the Olympic Games has retired

Edit - I asked a lawyer friend and he said the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg can overrule a Swiss decision like the one CAS made.

Just want to point this will not be cancelled in the appeal because this was the appeal. It's possible she takes it to a different court but that decision may only apply to the country the court is based. Like Zubkov, the bobsleigh driver, being officially the 2014 Olympic champion in Russia but not in the rest of the world

Couple of points. 1 Nobody is saying that Semenya is not a woman. What they're saying is that she benefits from having some aspects of male biology. We don't exactly how much this amounts to but the best bet is that she has internal testicles that are producing an amount of testosterone close to the normal male levels. 2 To call this a racist decision is nonsense. The IAAF regulations were drafted under the leadership of Papa Diack of the Ivory Coast and are a lot less tough than they were in the past. I can give you the names of British, American, Italian, Dutch, Indian, Romanian, Austrian, Russia, Spanish athletes whose careers were ended before they achieved anything near what Semenya has won. Anyway, if Semenya gets banned, it's highly likely another African emerges to take over from her.

Which means we have 2 borders to decide on - not one. Twice as difficult to decide on,

I don't there can be a "right" decision here. If Semenya loses the case then, despite having nothing wrong, she probably will not be the best in the world ever again. If she wins we don't know what happens next. It could even lead, in the most extreme case, to the end of women only sports.events.

Lausanne, 29 April 2019 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will announce the decision in the case involving the South African athlete Caster Semenya, Athletics South Africa (ASA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on 1 May 2019 at 12:00 (CET) by way of a media release published on the CAS website

https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/04/29/tonga-flag-bearer-kayak-pita-taufatofua/

And now she's been suspended again. Clemence Calvin, the French marathon runner that is.

No - It's the same as Rio. The British Olympic Committee has nominated England as the official qualifying team in all summer sports where England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete separately. But in winter sports they have nominated Scotland in curling.

If that's what happens to the riders, what happens to the horses?

This is a very sad story RIP Franco Wanyama https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/franco-wanyama-life-and-death-proud-man-deserved-more-help-a8859961.html

For the benefit of everybody else reading this... https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/irish-chiefs-left-to-rue-standards-call-as-diver-makes-a-splash-down-under-37631992.html And she's still got that Mayo accent...

Good run by the Australian. Shame I couldn't understand her strong Melbourne accent...

He's slowing down - may not break the record. Eliud Kipchoge wins the men's race with a sensational performance. The final 3000m was just cruel to the other leaders.

"Sir Mo" is heading for a European record, Maybe after that he becomes Lord Mo or Duke Mo or even Prince Mo....