I think the case of Caster Semenya is very intriguing. My view on it is that why can't there be an athlete like her and not have it be questioned like it is. Let her enjoy her accomplishments and we should praise her like any other spectacular athlete. If the Olympic Committee or anybody else is going to test her then everybody should be tested. It just isn't fair. It's as if people believe that it is impossible to be a woman and be that fast. Well, nothing is impossible. Chances are that Semenya is definitely a woman. Nobody stops and asks how they think this makes her feel with everybody sale that she is a male. She doesn't even get any time to enjoy her accomplishments and as of now her records tend to be overshadowed by the fact that she could be a male. Let her enjoy her glory. Test everybody and if it comes back that she is in fact a male then I will eat my words. But let the young incredible talent of a woman enjoy what she has accomplished.
I think this is a problem not only with great women athletes. People say it is impossible for Usain Bolt to be as fast as he is and no matter what he does there is always the question of if he takes steroids. People will say a man that is 6'6" can't possible run that fast without some enhancer. Well, its true. People need to learn that athletes are getting bigger and stronger and faster than ever with advances in equipment and training. Let things be. Don't do anything any differently than normal but if any athletes happen to be found out of either being a different sex or use performance enhancers, then deal with it then. For now let us enjoy it.
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This case is definitely intriguing as you say. But, now that it has been found that she is intersex, where does she get to compete? That seems to be one of the biggest tragedies, in my opinion, because she obviously has this talent for running! Maybe the answer is to have an "open" category in which males and females compete against one another!
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