At the recent Asian Games in Doha, an Indian female track athlete failed a gender test and lost his/her silver medal? How the heck do you fail a gender test? It's boggling my mind.
2006-12-22 02:04:05 · 7 answers · asked by Joonbug 3 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
They generally test for a specific gene on one of the gender chromosomes. This doesn't account for endocrine-related abnormalities, though. Slate did a good explanation the other day (see link)
2006-12-22 02:07:24 · answer #1 · answered by Cobalt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read the same story and was outraged. I didn't know they had such tests for adults. When infants are born, sometimes the penis/clitoris is too small to be a penis but too large to be a clitoris (the person is intersexed), and a doctor will make an executive decision about the sex of the child. I don't know if it was something like that, or they might have checked the person's chromosomes (seems a more likely scenario) to see if it was anything other than XX or XY.
2006-12-22 10:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by vlalto 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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 medical evaluation panel usually includes a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist and internal medicine specialist.
2006-12-22 13:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by Active.com 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask Richard Simmons
2006-12-22 10:07:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Probably too mucular for the division she was in. Did not meet the requirements.
2006-12-22 10:08:32 · answer #5 · answered by golden rider 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Haven't seen "The Crying Game" yet, have you?
2006-12-22 10:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She's masculine
2006-12-22 10:05:37 · answer #7 · answered by TrofyWife 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋