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		SapphireSun on Aug 21, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: There's No Rulebook for Sex Verification Does anyone know why she was called to have her sex verified? I'm not a sports fan, so maybe I'm missing something, but it is not in any article I've read in passing.

jodrellblank on Aug 22, 2009 | [–]

This is why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRTdsxjYbJA - from 1:30s halfway through the second lap, she pulls ahead as if she was ... well, a man running in the womens race.

astine on Aug 22, 2009 | [–]

I caught in on the news earlier today. It's because she is a. significantly faster than her peers and b. looks , walks, and sounds like a man.

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