The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has served a notice on the
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in response to a petition filed by former
Indian middle-distance runner Santhi Soundarajan.
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Italia .Ten years ago Santhi was stripped of her Doha Asian Games
silver medal (800m) and banned from competing in all events after she failed a
gender test. However, in a grave breach of protocol, she is yet to receive a
copy of the gender test report despite repeated requests. An athlete is entitled
to a copy of the report.In March this year, Santhi wrote to the NCSC, saying she
was subjected to a humiliating and unscientific gender test shortly after her
second-place finish at the 2006 Games.Santhi, who comes from a poor Dalit
family,?has been working as a coach at the Sports Authority of Indias (SAI)
facility in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, for the past two years. In her complaint
to the NCSC, Santhi also alleged that she has been facing discrimination on
grounds of caste at her workplace.The NCSC has decided to investigate
allegations of injustice levelled by Santhi and sought a response in the matter
from the secretary of the Department of Sports within 30 days.I sent out
separate RTI queries in March this year addressed to the Athletics Federation of
India, SAI and Indian Olympic Association seeking my gender test report, but was
turned away and denied any information, Santhi, 35, told ESPN. That athletes
like Caster Semenya and Dutee Chand are competing in the international arena
despite facing a similar predicament as mine offers me hope. But it also serves
as a reminder that Im not as fortunate.In 2015, the Switzerland-headquartered
Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the International Association of
Athletics Federations hyperandrogenism regulations for two years, stating that
there was no convincing scientific evidence to support the claim that women with
elevated testosterone levels hold a performance advantage over others.Santhis
battle for justice has been a protracted and painful one. As the sole
breadwinner of her family, which includes aged parents and four younger
siblings, she has been struggling to make ends meet.From working at a brick kiln
till about four years ago to her current contractual coach job, she says she
enjoys little sense of freedom or security. Apart from the restoration of her
medal, she is also seeking a permanent job.The inhuman manner in which the
gender tests were conducted and being denied the report are a clear violation,
said gender activist M Gopi Shankar, who has been working closely with Santhi.
The government should voice its support for its athletes. Santhi deserves to
have her medal back and lead a life of dignity.
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Offerte . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his
business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time
defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position.
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Asics Scontate . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a
hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe
that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the
Olympics logo one ring short.
http://www.asicsscontate.it/ . Vaives lawyer
Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the
claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made
against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents. It could be the end of
an era at Manly, with coach Trent Barrett admitting hes unsure if injured
veterans Brett Stewart and Steve Matai will remain next NRL season.On the same
day captain Jamie Lyon confirmed hes likely played his last game due to injury,
Barrett could not guarantee comebacks for both Stewart and Matai in
2017.Stewart, 31, hasnt played since his season was cut short due to a knee
injury in round 16, while Matai, 32, underwent surgery in April on a troublesome
neck problem.I dont think were 100 per cent confident that theyll recover,
Barrett said on Tuesday.With 34-year-old Lyon retiring this season, the
experienced duo are the last remaining links to the Sea Eagles 2008 premiership
and only Daly-Cherry-Evans and Jamie Buhrer also remain from the 2011 title
decider.Barrett remained hopeful that the pair, who both have one year remaining
on their contracts, would recover for next year.Weve certainly got our fingers
crossed they do, because they are very important partss of our team, he said.
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Outlet. It has been a frustrating year for the both of them, but
wed hate to lose more senior players at this stage.Losing our captains going to
be tough enough. Hopefully they can get through.Stewarts future has been under a
cloud for some time, particularly after the emergence of young star Tom
Trbojevic at fullback over the past seven weeks.His shift to the No.1 coincided
with a four-game winning streak that momentarily kept their finals hopes alive,
before the side lost its past three games to crash out of contention.Stewarts
possible exit, along with Matais could ease some pressure off the clubs salary
cap.Its something that weve got to deal with, Barrett said.Its certainly not the
boys fault. But we can work around a few different scenarios for next year.Its
going okay. Weve just got to hope the the pair of them come good. ' ' '