Poor Caster!!!

So the verdict is in. Caster is officially a woman - and a man. Who? This post provides background. You must be totally out of the loop if you have not heard by now. The news that the south African track star is a hermaphrodite has been splashed on every major network around the world. And to add insult to injury her medals may be taken away. Read all about it here.

And right after she got this makeover too:





I can imagine that this whole thing is a real, real nightmare for Caster and family. You find out - on international TV, that you are not really a woman, or a man - but some kind of ambiguous in between.

I hope there is some investigation into the manner in which the International Athletic Federation handled what should have been a private matter. They need to find and discipline the source of all these leaks. They have humiliated a young 18year old whose only crime has been to be excellent at her craft. It is also very irresponsible of the South African Federation to have thrown her to the wolves without carrying out the necessary tests and making sure she was eligible to compete in the events that she was entered for.

Caster, please keep your chin up. You will get through this nightmare.
Poor Caster!