Marathon world-record holder Paula Radcliffe said Friday that comments she made concerning Caster Semenya have been misrepresen

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Marathon world-record holder Paula Radcliffe said Friday that comments she made concerning Caster Semenya have been misrepresented after stating in a radio interview that the South Africans current dominance in the 800 meters is no longer sport.Radcliffe said her remarks on Semenya being so dominant that she was expected to win the Olympic title next month were part of a longer live debate she took part in on the issue of hyperandrogenism in sport. Hyperandrogenism is a condition where a woman has much higher levels of testosterone than normal.Semenya was ordered to undergo gender tests when she won the world title in 2009, and wasnt allowed to compete for 11 months after the tests.The IAAF was forced to drop rules that limited testosterone levels in female athletes last year after they were challenged by another runner at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.This season, Semenya has been clearly dominant. Last week, Semenya ran a personal best and her fastest time since the 2009 world championshipsI fear that when we talk about it in terms of fully expect no other result than Caster Semenya to win that 800 meters (at the Olympics), then its no longer sport and its no longer an open race, Radcliffe said in audio clips from the debate published by the BBC.In the interview, Radcliffe also appeared to suggest hyperandrogenism could become similar to organized doping.I mean, weve seen the lengths that countries like Russia will go to to have major success on the world stage, on the Olympic stage. I think what worries me is we know that there are certain communities where the condition of intersex, of hyperandrogenism, is more prevalent, Radcliffe said.We dont want to get to the situation where people are actively going to those communities to seek out girls who look like theyre going to be able to go out and perform, and to run fast, and then take them away and train them. It becomes a manipulated situation where they are being manipulated and the ethics of fair sport and fair play are being manipulated.The clips from the radio show Thursday appeared to have been edited, and in her statement on Friday, Radcliffe said: ...unless you listen to the entire debate, snippets taken and printed will entirely misrepresent what was said.I tried to get across how difficult and complicated the situation is and how finding a solution where nobody gets hurt is pretty much impossible, Radcliffe said.Last year, the IAAF was forced to suspend the rules it had to control some female athletes testosterone levels after they were challenged at the Court of Arbitration for Sport by another runner, Indias Dutee Chand.The IAAF said high testosterone levels give some female athletes an unfair advantage, but Chand challenged that assertion, and the IAAF was told to do more research to show how much advantage testosterone gives. In Chands case, Radcliffe testified in support of the IAAF and the rules limiting testosterone. She said she and other top athletes felt women with hyperandrogenism had an unfair advantage in competition.Semenyas career has been controversial since she emerged as an unknown 18-year-old and easily beat the field to win the world championships seven years ago.Citing medical confidentiality, the IAAF has never released results of the tests performed on Semenya or details of her case. Yeezy 350 V2 Grise Pas Cher . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. 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We looked like we were hoping the game would be easy tonight, and it wasnt. And we just caved.After scoring just 69 points in a 26-point loss to Milwaukee on Friday, the Bulls busted out for 69 points in the first two quarters, their best for any half this season.Chicago, which entered tied for sixth-worst in the NBA with a .436 field-goal percentage, made 17 of 21 shots (81 percent) in taking a 35-19 lead at the end of the first quarter.The Bulls had 15 assists on their 17 field goals, with Rondo (seven) and Butler (six) leading the way.That ball was moving so rapidly and everybody was getting rhythm shots, Butler said. 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I wanted to get him back in there and he hit a couple of shots.FILM STUDYA large portion of Chicagos three-hour practice on Sunday was watching lowlights of the 95-69 loss to Milwaukee on Friday.Everybody came in with an open mind, took the criticism that they deserved and learned from it and got better, Butler said.UP NEXTPistons: Host Memphis on Wednesday night.Bulls: Conclude a three-game homestand against Washington on Wednesday night. ' ' '