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...estimated 125 people signed up. Massenburg described the turnout as “overwhelming, but also encouraging.” Jennie K. H. Peterson ’10, who learned to surf while spending her summer in Hawaii, said she was pleased to have this opportunity to continue the sport at Harvard. “It seems like a really awesome way to get off campus and do something fun that most people don’t get to do,” Peterson said. According to the founders, BRAH intends to organize trips in the near future to give...
...male sex hormones, which include testosterone. In a male with AIS, the testes may never descend, the genitalia may resemble a female's, and while the body produces testosterone, it is insensitive to its effect, prompting it to produce more. But though science acknowledges gender can be a continuum, sport - which requires like to compete against like - does not. A decision on where to draw the line, and whether Semenya is blessed by natural gifts or unfairly endowed with a freakish biological advantage, can only be subjective, says Malcolm Collins, chief scientist at the Research Unit for Exercise Science...
...Crimson via email.THC: Can you tell us about your artistic developments after graduating from college?Carlin Wing: After college I spent some time playing on the professional squash tour. When I started my graduate studies at CalArts I no longer had time to train and compete, but the sport began to make its way into my artwork as subject matter. THC: What made you participate in the Open Art Performance Festival in Beijing this fall?CW: When I was young, I wanted more than anything to be in the Olympics. Of course squash wasn’t an Olympic sport...
...Speaking at a news conference in Pretoria on Friday, Sport and Recreation Minister Makhenkesi Stofile said he was "shocked and disgusted" at the treatment that Semenya has received from both the international media and the IAAF. He said lawyers were being consulted over possible human rights violations amid concerns that Semenya was tested without her consent. (See pictures of Caster Semenya's triumph and trials...
...final draw. As of Sept. 1, the U.S. is second only to the host country in ticket purchases--78,328, according to FIFA, almost double that of the next best, England. U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati isn't surprised, crediting the sales to the increasing popularity of the sport domestically along with the sheer size and wealth...