Should There Be Gender Testing in Sports Nati Schueneman Lake Michigan College Imagine yourself as a perfectional athlete who’s gone to the Olympics and won gold medals. All this was possible because you trained hard no days off. Suddenly you have a new rival that’s stronger and faster than you will ever be. They beat all your PRs by 5 seconds or more. It turns out that that person was using drugs to enhance their performers and become stronger and faster, and they used to be a male and now they are competing against females. After hearing that you decide if you want Gender testing in sports. It all started by a South African runner Caster Semenya who won in the 800 meters event in the 2009 International Association of Athletics Federation world championships. She beat the second-place runner by more than 2 seconds, and that made people become suspicious of Semenya. It was later said by the IAAF and the South African sports blog that she was a “hermaphrodite.” Sports and people are changing but …show more content…
The different loop holes athletes can take to succeed in the twenty first sentry is easy to get, and as well as easy to succeed with until you are cot. The fact that gender testing in sports is being argued against is surprising, it should be done automatically without being fot or argued with. The only reason you should have a problem with this idea is if you are hiding something or if its not respecting your privacy. Panel member Maria New said, “Those athletes who agree to be treated will be permitted to participate, those who do not agree to be treated on a case-by-case basis will not be permitted” (Issues & Controversies, 2010). Athletes that play with the rules and participate in the mandatory gender testing then they will be eligible to participate, but for those that refuse will not be able to continue with there courier of an