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First it was recording artist Lady Gaga where an online bookmaker posted odds on whether she was a man or woman, now comes word that Sportsbook.com has posted odds on the gender of runner Semenya.
"We are opening odds on whether tests will come out man or woman or other," reveals Dave Stanley, Spokesperson for Sportsbook.com.
Will she test as entirely female?
Yes -250
No +175
"I guess if she is packing both, the No is the winner," said Stanley.
The IAAF has asked the South African athletics federation to conduct a gender verification test on 800-meter runner Caster Semenya amid concerns she does not meet the requirements to compete as a woman.
The 18-year-old Semenya won the 800 final on Wednesday at the world championships in a world leading 1 minute, 55.45 seconds, beating defending champion Janeth Jepkosgei by a massive 2.45 seconds. Jennifer Meadows of Britain took bronze.
The IAAF requested the gender test about three weeks ago, after Semenya burst onto the scene by slicing her personal bests in the 800 and 1,500 by huge margins.
IAAF spokesman Nick Davies stressed that "it's a medical issue, not an issue of cheating."
He said the "extremely complex, difficult" test has been started but that the results were not expected for weeks.
The verification test requires a physical medical evaluation, and includes reports from a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist, an internal medicine specialist and an expert on gender.
The South African teenager Semenya produced the fifth fastest 800 metres time in history to become a world champion at the age of 18 on Wednesday night
"If there's a problem and it turns out that there's been a fraud ... that someone has changed sex, then obviously it would be much easier to strip results," Davies added. "However, if it's a natural thing and the athlete has always thought she's a woman or been a woman, it's not exactly cheating."
Bet on whether Semenya is a man or woman at Sportsbook.com.
Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
