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Editor’s Comment
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H
ow about that Usain Bolt, eh? Actually, despite his utterly
astonishing performances in the World Championships in
Berlin (the best in recent memory by far), Bolt wasn't the
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most talked-about athlete there; that surely has to be Caster
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Semenya, the South African athlete who has been
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unfortunately singled out and humiliated with questions about
whether she can run as a woman. Surely the governing body
Fax: 01622 757646 of athletics has the maturity and common sense to do an
investigation without the whole world finding out? After all,
Editor:
they managed to test A and B samples in athletes and don't utter
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a word about them until they know for certain the athlete has
taken a banned substance. But Caster? No, they can't
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manage that at all, and this unfortunate young athlete is
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the subject of countless column inches across the world.
Happily, her country is united behind her. I certainly hope
jobs are lost over the handling of this at the IAAF, as it
Contributors:
has emerged that word of her 'gender test' came out
because a fax was sent to the wrong person.
Jack Lynes: Sports Trade
Oh, and whatever Puma are paying Usain Bolt – it's not enough. I've written here
Robin Barwick: Contributing Editor
about the crazy money wasted on footballers before, but this is one athlete that
Zöe Foster: Feature Writer
transcends sport. If it ever emerges that he is a drug cheat, I will be absolutely gutted –
I think everyone, everywhere would be too. My heart, though, says he's clean – and
just the most amazing athlete we're ever likely to see.
Whew. This issue, Paul Clapham and Zöe Foster combine to round-up the latest and
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greatest product in our Indoor Sports feature, which includes darts, snooker and table
tennis. We speak to the people behind Cleatskins, Clapham pops up again to speak to
Paul Ryder
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least because we’re making some big, big changes to SGB in the next couple of
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