Caster Semenya, 18 years
While the world press and the IAAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation ) show inhumane indelicacy in treating the case Caster Semenya South African athlete, someone can "brand" and arrives to report eighteen: a gold medal for the jackal race to the Italians. More precisely, the Codacons.
Thursday, August 20 the institution that brings together organizations that protect environment and consumers' rights (with an eco-logo on the homepage) site in a public press release completely devoid of common sense and elegance that bestows the specious explanations complaint.
" As in the case of the veracity of the allegations colors of Italy have been damaged, and since there behind the victories of athletes large economic interests of sponsors and million € of sports betting, not having in any way ability to control the actual condition of the winner , Codacons must seek to launch a 'mandatory prosecution for fraud sports .We therefore request the seizure of medical records of admissions of Caster Semenya, if there were, and to receive notice of any storage. "
( Codacons.it , 20/08/2009)
Fortunately, an Italian Olympic athlete ( no coincidence that South Tyrol), closer to the context of the scandal (and therefore more authoritative), seems to have different opinions , you might say Mars. light years away from anti-Darwinian machismo à la Fabrizio Corona, rooted deep in the Almost all of the Italians. Read for yourself:
Alex Schwarzer. "Let's get more than . Put yourself in of this girl, and that ' and trained a lot and not' panicked for the World Cup, dominating his race. Then they said it was a man, how would you feel ? " ( Ansa.it , 08/20/2009)
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