The Gazette – Savinova edges Semenya for 800m title
Agence France-Presse September 4, 2011 8:12 AM
Mariya Savinova of Russia (L) celebrates winning the women's 800 metres final with second-placed Caster Semenya of South Africa at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 4, 2011.
Photograph by: Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters
Daegu, South Korea, Sept 4, 2011 (AFP) – Russian Mariya Savinova rained on Caster Semenya's parade on Sunday, nipping past the controversial South African for world gold in the women's 800m. Reigning world indoor and European champion Savinova timed her run to perfection, coming from near the back of the pack at 600m to clinch the victory in 1min 55.87sec.
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COMMENT:
Today's results illustrates the IOC's historic threat to womens sports.
Congratulations to both Mariya and Caster…. These results speak loud and strengthens the resolve as the “projected” controversy around gender testing, Stockholm Consensus and the new Hyperandrogenism Rule is not an athlete problem, but solely the IOC and IAAF problem, in-fact who are the “controversy” . A social science problem at the highest level of international sport on how WOMEN ARE SEEN AS ATHLETES AND THEIR ABILITIES TO PERFORM WELL.
Important to note, Mariya's finishing time today in Daegu today was 1:55.87, which she ran at last years Worlds 2010 1:57.56. Caster's winning time at 2009 World's in Berlin 1:55.45. Caster's second place time today was clocked at 1:57.42.
Three more women running sub 1:58.00 today…. Savinova 2009 Worlds time, 1:58.68, almost (3) seconds slower than what she ran today. Moreover, looking at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 results, a significant improvement by overall women's speed which is absolutely fantastic! The women's 800m contingency was in a lull for many years -
*Important to note Mariya dominated the 2011 season in the 800m. Fabulous to see these incredible women run, breathing new life and interest in the 800m event, which has been stagnant for a very long-time.
Are the IOC and IAAF now going to find a fault in Mariya's gifted physiology and design a policy around her ability to compete, and disable her and take away from her ability to run well? I am waiting to see the policy that comes out on Usain Bolt ( “Lightening Bolt” policy for men who run to fast) , and his complete and expected domination and paid millions to do so, over every 100m and 200m male runner in the field, to find fault to slow him down to create fairness with other male competitors in the top elite men. Bolt marketed by BOTH the IAAF and IOC earning millions of dollars as a major financial draw at the box office ticket sales,and putting a heartbeat of public and financial interest back into Athletics over the last several years.
It seems though, women don't qualify and are not deemed in the same genre or pursuit as men, when we do incredible world class performances, in-fact penalized for it. The big question is “Why?”.
In the end and reflecting to sport leaders and international colleagues, I am very pleased with the women's results and the scale of improvement in the women's 800m.
Today you don't see the IAAF/IOC running out “forcing” and invasive and illegal gender test on Mariya as she was the ONLY woman that ran into 1:55.00 (she looks feminine enough that's why…) , as in 2009 Caster was forced into a situation for an outstanding performance of which has become common place with Usain Bolt. Of which when he does not perform, we question “what's going on with him making a big deal out of a false start that no other athlete had a problem with on the 100m final start-line” , expecting him to perform. As Usain said in an interview with the CBC in Daegu just after his 200m win, “I came today to do it for the fans… to show them I am the best.”
When a women does it, she becomes a controversy – thus is gender tested, which proves nothing and seen as a “tool of oppression” . Where women now feeling fear to perform well as a woman, you will be gender tested, a highlighting threat put upon women's performance. Thus projects, “if you do not look feminine enough and perform well, we'll get you…”
Why is it men get that chance and women do not? When women do it, they are then punished so inhumanely for it. Raped psychologically and physically (without consent or knowledge), humiliated globally, and many time leading to attempted suicide, alienation and poverty. If that is not enough, sport and media together making as if the athlete deserves it and in-fact have a right to do it. Ironically there is no repercussions to those who have created such hideous harm.
Todays results clearly illustrates the situation well. The suggested “CONTROVERSY” that has been weighing over young Caster that she has had to wear and so many athletes in the past is NOT THE ATHLETES, BUT THE IOC AND FALSE POLICIES such as gender testing, Stockholm Consensus and now Hyperandrogenism Rule which have been purposely designed to oppress and mislead international sport around women's performance, which has only led to the most CATASTROPHIC IMPACT to women, women's sport in modern sport history. Used as “tools of oppression” not to protect women, but to control and oppress women from performing well in their given sport. Solely do to projected ignorance and human rights violations by the IOC towards women.
Caster like all the other women impacted by gender testing over 4 decades, gender was never in question… T he IOC/IAAF done in such an adhoc manner, spent 11 months trying to figure out if they did the right thing or not. Had nothing to do with in-fact with Caster, other than her having to wear their mistakes so publicly and affecting her eligibility to compete in 2010. It had all to do about them.
99% of what was reported in the media was untrue…
The IOC is the “CONTROVERSY” and the biggest threat to women's development and participation in sport at all levels , not Caster and or any other female athletes, as Mariya handily proved today and the other female runners in the field closely behind Mariya and Caster. The IOC is the problem, FULL STOP…
The courage it has taken Caster and many other women who have fallen to these practices and harmful policies, are profound. A courage only deserving of an Olympic gold medal, that is inconceivable, and the passion for sport and the will to be included and be your very best. Something the IOC and IAAF, have faltered over the last many years deceiving and misleading the public, media and international sports system of the truths and true impact these horrific polices and practices, have catastrophically ruined so many women's lives.
Well Done Ladies…. WOMEN ARE GREAT ATHLETES TOO IOC!!
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(5) Key Supporting References -
AVIS
The Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] in Lausanne Switzerland, has approved jurisdiction to enable us to file legal case: “Human Rights and the Oppression of Women's Gender in International Sport” to be issued by Kristen Worley (Canada) Cycling and Mianne Bagger (Denmark) Golf v/International Olympic Committee [IOC].
Volume 9 Issue 6 – June 2011 World Sports Law Report
Eligibility: The IAAF hyperandrogenism regulations and discrimination
Author: Shawn Crincoli – Associate Professor of Law
Touro College, New York, USA.
For Full Article “Click Here”
Volume 9 Issue 4 – April 2011 World Sports Law Report
IAAF: hyperandrogenism rules are challenge proof
Author: Andy Brown [WSLR], UK.
For Full Article “Click Here”
NYTimes – April 24th, 2011 – Redefining the Sexes in Unequal Terms
Author: Prof. Alice Dreger, clinical medical humanities and bioethics.
Feinberg School of Medicine de la Northwestern University. Chicago, Illinois, USA.
For Full Article “Click Here”
AthletesCAN (CANADA) Canadian Olympian Nikki Dryden – Featured Article: “Hey International Olympic Committee – Your words are not enough”
The following article was written by Nikki Dryden, retired national team athlete and two-time Olympian.
For Full Article on the AthletesCAN website “Click Here”
Also can be found on the Women in Sport International Blog “Click Here”
Published September 2011
