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...since she'd crossed the finish line. Semenya, 18, finds herself as not only one of the world's best athletes but also among its most controversial, under investigation by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) not for cheating or doping but for allegedly not being female. "Coach used to tell me there are many ways to kill a cat," she told a crowd outside her parents' thatched, mud-walled home. "I have killed it. That's why I am champion." More confusion was provided by Semenya's ancestors in the Sepedi tribe, who were in the habit...
...said senior goalkeeper Lauren Mann after the Crimson’s 2-0 loss to the Long Beach State 49ers. “Each game we’re all learning lessons and building off of the mistakes of previous games.”Despite the disappointment, second-year Coach Ray Leone and the senior members of his team believe this past week has motivated the 2008 Ivy League Champions to perform on a higher level for the rest of the season.“The second half we had a lot of energy, a lot of excitement...
...17th annual William and Mary Invitational, sending two players—sophomore Holly Cao and freshman Hideko Tachibana—to the championship match in Flight A Singles. “I’m really impressed with the way our team competed this weekend,” Crimson coach Traci Green said. “We’re a week and a half into school and our freshmen were terrific. They come with a lot of new energy and it should be a great fall for everybody.”The Invitational, an individual tournament, hosted players from...
...half saves, the Crimson (4-0) had failed to score the all-important second goal. “The guys were getting frustrated but I told them that we need to take pride in what we are good at—work rate and pressure,” Harvard coach Jamie Clark said. “He really settled us down,” co-captain Andre Akpan said. “We had a different mindset going into the second half, wanting to be sharper and ready to pressure.” Clark also singled out Akpan, urging...
...Concerns over Semenya's understanding of the gender verification process first surfaced earlier this week, when Wilfred Daniels, her coach at the time of her World Championships victory, told a British paper that Semenya had undergone gender testing before leaving for Berlin with the mistaken belief that they were anti-doping investigations. But that assertion contradicts claims by Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene, who has insisted that no gender tests were carried out on Semenya prior to her departure for Berlin. (IAAF spokesman Nick Davies could not be reached for comment on the South African government's possible lawsuit...