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what will the IAAF do with South African gold medal winner semenya?
JOHANNESBURG South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday.
However, the question of whether she remains eligible to compete as a woman remained uncertain.
The ministry also said in a statement that the International Association of Athletics Federations has agreed to allow the 18-year-old Semenya to keep her prize money.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/caster-semenyas-gender-te_n_363617.html
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Settlement details:As reported by www.iaaf.org or a major mainstream news source...deals with original decision regardless of any appeals
| no change in status(keep medal, run as female) |
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| strip medal and ban from female competitions |
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| keep medal but ban from further female competition |
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| something else |
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- Predictions: 28 |
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Suspend date: Wed 18th Nov 2009 7:59pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 14th Dec 2009 6:25pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 18th Nov 2009 7:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: no change in status(keep medal, run as female): 35%, strip medal and ban from female competitions: 35%, keep medal but ban from further female competition: 20%, something else: 10%
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: Suspended to review news updates and possible known settlement mrperfkt: JOHANNESBURG South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday.
However, the question of whether she remains eligible to compete as a woman remained uncertain.
The ministry also said in a statement that the International Association of Athletics Federations has agreed to allow the 18-year-old Semenya to keep her prize money.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/caster-semenyas-gender-te_n_363617.html
Suspend date: Wed 18th Nov 2009 7:59pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 14th Dec 2009 6:25pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 18th Nov 2009 7:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details 
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charlieh
predicted keep medal but ban from further female competition (H$100 at 63%)
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predicted keep medal but ban from further female competition (H$3,000 at 47%)
philphan1
predicted no change in status(keep medal, run as female) (H$20 at 34%)
blacksoapman
predicted keep medal but ban from further female competition (H$20 at 36%)
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these reports are not substantiated at all...the iaaf has not finished reviewing the results of the tests...after that they will have discussions with semenya..could take a few weeks still before they release the results...while she does have higher testosterone levels than a "normal" female, it is still within official, legal range
posted this morning http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26056981-401,00.html - The IAAF expects to receive the full set of results this week.
from http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/athletics/article6829813.ece - general secretary, Pierre Weiss, said: It is clear that she is a woman but maybe not 100 per cent. and The IAAF is still lacking the South African tests
from http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4455424 - The definitive outcome will be determined within about two weeks after test results arrive in Monaco...."Only then, with conclusive evidence, would we be in a position to make an educated decision based on that evidence," Davies said. "My information is that it will take between eight days and two weeks to be in a position to speak to Semenya and decide where to go."
from http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4463535 - we will not be in a position to speak to the athlete about them for at least a few weeks.
"After that, depending on the results, we will meet privately with the athlete to discuss further action," he said....Davies said the newspaper's report "should be treated with caution."
the media can't even agree on whether her medal would be stripped or not, let alone if the iaaf will determine she is male/female/hermaphrodite...speculation by the media using 1 anonymous source does not rise to the level required for a settlement...it is precisely because of this discrepancy between the various media sources that i created this Q...until the iaaf officially releases it's decision this should be allowed to run i think
STATEMENT ON CASTER SEMENYA
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Monte-Carlo - The IAAF has noted statements in recent media articles regarding the athlete Caster Semenya of South Africa.
We would like to emphasise that these should not be considered as official statements by the IAAF.
We can officially confirm that gender verification test results will be examined by a group of medical experts. NO decision on the case will be communicated until the IAAF has had the opportunity to complete this examination. We do not expect to make a final decision on this case before the next meeting of the IAAF Council which takes place in Monaco on November 20-21.
Please note that there will be no further comments from the IAAF on Caster Semenya until that time.
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