A caster is a wheeled device typically mounted to a larger object that enables relatively easy rolling movement of the object. Casters are essentially housings, that include a wheel and a mounting to install the caster to objects.
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photo she looks female here
Should women with naturally elevated levels of testosterone be able to compete in women’s events? That’s the question with which athletics has been grappling over the past decade. Last week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), international sport’s highest court, ruled that such athletes could be banned unless they took medication to reduce their testosterone levels.
The Cas case had been brought by Caster Semenya, the South African Olympic champion, who, after winning her stunning 30th consecutive 800m victory in Doha on Friday, insisted that she would carry on racing in middle distance events, but would not take testosterone-reducing medication. From the moment she burst on to the international stage a decade ago, questions were raised about her sex. Semenya is hyperandrogenic – she has a much higher level of testosterone than most women.
The IAAF, the governing body of international athletics, defines athletes like her as having “a difference of sexual development (DSD)”. And last year, it introduced regulations forcing such athletes to reduce their testosterone levels if they wished to compete in certain events. Semenya challenged this in court. photos she is looking like a woman here
Cas described the rules as “discriminatory”. But, it added, such discrimination is “necessary, reasonable and proportionate”.
If that sounds confused, it is.
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Who is Caster Semenya?
Mokgadi Caster Semenya, is a middle-distance runner and 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist.
The South African athlete has testosterone levels three times higher than is expected in women due to hyperandrogenism.
She has no womb or ovaries, but instead has internal testes because of a chromosomal abnormality.
Semenya identifies as a woman, but some would label her as intersex.
In January 2017, Semenya married her longtime partner Violet Raseboya in a glamorous white wedding ceremony on her own 26th birthday.
photo looking like a man here
What has Semenya won?
Semenya won gold in the women’s 800 metres at the World Championships in 2009, 2011 and London 2017.
She took bronze in the 1,500m in London as well.
Her 2011 World and 2012 Olympic 800m golds were awarded to her after the winner on the day, Russia’s Mariya Savinova-Farnosova, was stripped of her title due to doping offences.
In April 2016, Semenya was the first person to win all three of the 400m, 800m, and 1500m titles at the South African National Championships.
She set world-leading records of 50.74 and 1:58.45 in the first two events, and a 4:10.93 in the 1500m.
She also won gold in the 800m at the Rio Olympics.
And in April 2018 she stormed to victory in the women’s 800m and 1,500m at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
And most recently, on May 3 2019, she won the 800m at the Doha Diamond League meet, 2.77 seconds ahead of second-placed Francine Niyonsaba.
What is hyperandrogenism and could she be stopped from competing?
Hyperandrogenism is when the female body has high levels of male sex hormones such as testosterone.
The conditions tend to include acne, seborrhea (inflamed skin), hair loss on the scalp, increased body hair, masculine appearance, menstrual irregularities, a deeper voice and increased sex drive.
Under new IAAF rules, all competitors will have to have a blood testosterone level of below five at all times in order to compete.
Should an athlete’s blood testosterone levels be found to have exceeded five, they must then ensure they are below the limit for six continuous months before competing again.
These rules mean Semenya must to take medication to bring her levels down, according to ABC.
Despite ruling the regulations discriminatory, CAS dismissed Semenya’s appeal and labelled the IAAF regulations “necessary, reasonable and proportionate” to protect “the integrity of female athletics”.
Semenya is now set to be banned from May 8 if her testosterone levels are above those permitted by the IAAF.
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But why is that unfair? Elite sport, by definition, is an uneven playing field. From Dina Asher-Smith to Lionel Messi, the best athletes are not like the rest of us. That difference is partly due to genetic traits. Why should Semenya not be able to take advantage of her genetic attributes, as every other athlete does?
While the two debates are linked, the contexts are different. Semenya was born and has lived as a woman but happens to have naturally high testosterone levels. Female transgender athletes, such as the cyclist Rachel McKinnon, were born and lived as males but have transitioned to being female.
Many trans activists argue that anyone who identifies as female should be allowed to compete in women’s sport. Critics argue that, given the advantages conferred by a male physique, it would be unfair to allow anyone who has been through male puberty to compete as a woman, even if they have transitioned from male to female by taking hormone treatment.
The latest International Olympic Committee regulations allow transgender women to participate so long as they have taken hormone therapy to reduce their testosterone level to below a set figure for at least a year.
These rules have been criticised from both sides. For some, they place too great a burden on transgender athletes; for others, they make it too easy for athletes not born as women to compete in women’s events. There is a debate to be had over these issues. What seems indisputable, though, is that some such regulations are required. Whereas the IAAF’s hyperandrogenic rules are irrational and discriminatory, regulations allowing transgender athletes to compete under certain conditions do seem “necessary, reasonable and proportionate”.
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Well, not all women are feminine. They, however, remain women despite some having odd features such as beards, broad shoulders, tough skins and looks that perhaps only their mothers can claim to love to bits.
We, unfortunately live in a man’s world where tough women like Semenya can’t peacefully compete with fellow regular women without “genetic advantage” being thrown around as an excuse. Forgetting that such women, despite their physical features also train hard.
At the average female sports event, masculine viewpoints seem to be the biggest consideration when marketing, yet some of us don’t mind the manly women, all we are interested in is their prowess on the field.
Marketers continue to use sex appeal as a marketing tool to lure audiences to sports arenas. They discriminate on this type of women and never feature them in advertisements for events.
Well, for eye candy, the average man will pick the likes of Anna Kournikova, Marion Jones over Congestina Achieng or Serena Williams. But when rubber meets the road, we are just interested in the best athlete not their beauty.
conclusion
She is a Woman . If the society that accepts women who have become men and vice versa does not change the rules as inclusive when they partake in sports or gender separative activities then they should not be accepted as the new sex in the first place ! this is the new confusion we are headed. she has never had a sex change in this case and has identified as female from birth So judging herr by her natural gifts as xcessive is unfair in our opinion
what do you think ?
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