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Marion Jones Considers a Return to Competition

Marion Jones Considers a Return to Competition
After the turmoil of steroid use during a track and field career, Marion Jones is considering a comeback. She is considering a return to competition as a basketball player: “The former track star Marion Jones was released from federal prison about 15 months ago, but her comeback officially began...

Jordan Hasay Runs to All American Honors

Jordan Hasay Runs to All American Honors
This is Jordan Hasay’s freshman year at the University of Oregon. Many track and field fans are watching to see how she makes the transition to stronger competition at the collegiate level. She is doing very well: “… Hasay, an Arroyo Grande native, ran the 6K women’s race in 20...

Caster Semenya Retains Her 800 Metres Championship

Caster Semenya Retains Her 800 Metres Championship
Caster Semenya is still the reigning 800 metre champion. She will retain the win she earned at the 2009 world championship: “… Caster Semenya will keep her gold medal, but her one-woman battle of the sexes goes on. The South African remains the 800 metres world champion and retains her...

Jordan Hasay Making an Impact as a Freshman

Jordan Hasay Making an Impact as a Freshman
University of Oregon freshman, Jordan Hasay, is making an impact. She competed at the Pac-10 Championships and ran well: “Former Mission Prep standout Jordan Hasay finished third at the Pac-10 Cross Country Championships in Long Beach on Friday. Hasay’s time of 19 minutes, 48 seconds was seven...

The Caster Semenya Gender Controversy Continues

The Caster Semenya Gender Controversy Continues
There is no viable resolution to the Caster Semenya gender controversy. Since winning the 800 meters at the 2009 World Championships, Caster Semenya has not competed. There is no indication when she will compete again or even if she will be allowed to compete. Now there are proposals to handle this...

Caster Semenya Waits

Caster Semenya Waits
The gender controversy regarding Caster Semenya continues. It involves governments, athletic governing bodies and even the United Nations. The unfortunate fact is that a resolution has not been reached: “Track and field’s world governing body has begun trying to devise new rules about who can...

Caster Semenya ‘In Limbo’

Caster Semenya ‘In Limbo’
The gender controversy about Caster Semenya continues. It is being investigated and discussed, with no clear resolution forthcoming: “The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) expects its investigation into Athletics South Africa’s handling of the Caster Semenya gender...

The Caster Semenya Controversy Continues

The Caster Semenya Controversy Continues
Will Caster Semenya compete? Will Caster Semenya be allowed to compete? The controversy surrounding track and field star Caster Semenya continues: “South Africa’s governing party wants champion runner Caster Semenya to compete as a woman regardless of any gender tests. African National...

Jordan Hasay Has Her First Run for the Oregon Ducks

Jordan Hasay Has Her First Run for the Oregon Ducks
In July 2008, Jordan Hasay set the American high school record for the 1500 meters. She did that at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials that were held in Eugene, Oregon. The track and field fans who watched her performance embraced her and wooed her to attend the University of Oregon. And she...

An Open Letter from Sarah Graham to Caster Semenya

An Open Letter from Sarah Graham to Caster Semenya
Sarah Graham has an ‘open letter’ article to Caster Semenya, who is the track and field athlete at the center of the gender controversy, in which Graham writes from first-hand experience with androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS): “… Whatever happens in these next few weeks,...

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