Gender Issues in Athletics

By | Published October 13, 2013

Nancy Navalta and Caster Semenya Photo Credit: http://gelovino.livejournal.com/

Jennifer M. Philips ‘Sex Testing’ of athletes started in 1966. In the 1960′s it was devastating when suddenly individuals were told they were not women by virtue of genetics. It was a barbaric and discriminating practice by the IAAF. . Caster Semenya Gender test (from Wikipedia) Following her victory at the world championships, questions were raised about her gender.[2][13][21][22] The IAAF’s handling of the case spurred many negative reactions. A number of athletes, […]

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