December 19, 200619 yr NEW DELHI, India -- An Indian runner who won a silver medal in the women's 800 meters at the Asian Games failed a gender test and was stripped of the medal. Shanti Sounderajan, 25, took the gender test in Doha, Qatar, after placing second. The test reports sent to the Indian Olympic Association on Sunday said Soudarajan "does not possess the sexual characteristics of a woman," The Times of India reported. The test was administered by a medical commission set up by the games' organizers. The Indian Olympic Association said Monday it has been told by the Olympic Council of Asia that the 25-year-old runner was disqualified. "IOA has asked the Athletic Federation of India to return the medal as desired by the Olympic Council of Asia," the Indian Olympic group said. The IOA also asked its medical commission to inquire into Sounderajan's case and report within 10 days. There are no compulsory gender tests during events sanctioned by track and field's international ruling body, but athletes may be asked to take a gender test. The medical evaluation panel usually includes a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist and internal medicine specialist. An Indian athletics official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media said Sounderajan almost certainly never had sex-change surgery. Instead, the official said Sounderajan appeared to have "abnormal chromosomes." The official also said the test revealed more Y chromosomes than allowed. Sounderajan was not immediately available for comment.
December 19, 200619 yr LOL. i heard abou this yesterday in the car with my dad " in other news a runner from india has been stripped of their medals at the asian games due to a positive.... I'M THINKING DRUGS, NOT AGAIN! ... sex test. the female runner was found to be a he." dad and i just burst out laughing. hahahahaha :laugh3:
December 19, 200619 yr LOL. i heard abou this yesterday in the car with my dad " in other news a runner from india has been stripped of their medals at the asian games due to a positive.... I'M THINKING DRUGS, NOT AGAIN! ... sex test. the female runner was found to be a he." dad and i just burst out laughing. hahahahaha :laugh3: We should just all be relieved the runner wasn't stripped of its clothes!!:rolleyes:
December 19, 200619 yr ahahahahahaha. thanks for such a chilling thought to have late at night. :P Yes - it's enough to give anyone the "willies"!!:P
December 20, 200619 yr :rolleyes: I second that. Dude Mark you really need to work on your "jokes". I cant even really call them that, i'd be throwing you a bone if i did.
December 20, 200619 yr I second that. Dude Mark you really need to work on your "jokes". I cant even really call them that' date=' i'd be throwing you a bone if i did.[/quote'] They are starting to get really Lame....but I guess posting :rolleyes: a few hundred times would get boring eventually...:lol: :lol:
December 20, 200619 yr They are starting to get really Lame....but I guess posting :rolleyes: a few hundred times would get boring eventually...:lol: :lol: rick says, not noticing his almost 24,000 posts :P :laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:
December 20, 200619 yr rick says, not noticing his almost 24,000 posts :P :laugh3::laugh3::laugh3: Yup - he's in denial!!:rolleyes:
December 20, 200619 yr rick says, not noticing his almost 24,000 posts :P :laugh3::laugh3::laugh3: oh put a fork in it and get your votes in!!!! Sheesh!
December 20, 200619 yr Yup - he's in denial!!:rolleyes: Please use your time do DO something..:wink2:
December 20, 200619 yr Get your own smilie - that one's mine!!:rolleyes:ahahah I think Ian should alter the code for it to be :mark: :laugh3:
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