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Bazza
18-05-2004, 12:51 PM
VERY controversial!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/3496678.stm
rogant stard
18-05-2004, 12:57 PM
Looks like you might just have got your lucky break Baz.
Linny
18-05-2004, 04:33 PM
Sometimes the decisions made by those at the top completely beggar belief. Surely this is a wind up! It's not that I can see that many men wanting to win gold that badly but why bother having sex differentials at all if this is really true.
I doubt very much that there would be any XX folk who have "changed sex" that would be able to qualify in the men's events (for now at least geochuck ;) ) wheras the same may not be true of those born XY but I won't say any more for fear of offending the pc brigade.
Bazza
19-05-2004, 08:51 AM
Personally I don't think anyone who has had a sex change should be permitted in such events for obvious reasons, but I guess they can't make that ruling as the governing bodies would surely come under fire from some area. It certainly seems crazy that a man can compete in a womens event in such a way...

Rogant, I still need them to bring in 50s before I stand a chance.