Mon May 20 17:16:24 SAST 2013
Mon May 20 17:16:24 SAST 2013

Athlete declared male after rape claim

Nov 14, 2012 | Sapa-AP | 4 comments

Indian authorities investigating a rape case say a sprinter who won a women's relay gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games is actually a man.

Picture taken from www.newswhip.com

Police charged Pinki Pramanik on Monday with raping and assaulting a woman she was living with in the eastern state of West Bengal. The woman alleged Pramanik was a man who had reneged on a promise to marry her.

Indian authorities say an eight-member medical board submitted a gender test along with the charge sheet that concluded Pramanik was genetically male.

Another Indian medalist at the 2006 Asian Games, Santhi Soundarajan, was stripped of the women's 800 meters silver medal after failing a gender test shortly after the games.

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Mon May 20 17:16:24 SAST 2013 ::
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Nov 14, 2012

Selab

Tjoo
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Nov 14, 2012

Shredder

Ja nee
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Nov 14, 2012

Google12

And how did they passed all the test before entering the competition?
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Nov 15, 2012

Papage

Joo, there are so many like Caster heh? hence I now believe there are gays and lesbians, but I dont want them next to me.
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