Posted on 06/08/2015 11:14:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The International Olympic Committee has made its first statement about Caitlyn Jenner's transition to a woman, responding to an online petition requesting that the organization, which runs the Olympic Games, revoke the gold medal Caitlyn (then Bruce) won during the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
In its response to the petition, IOC Communications Director Mark Adams tells Yahoo, "Bruce Jenner won his gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games and there is no issue for the IOC."
The IOC has had difficulty in the past defining the difference between men and women as it pertains to athletic competition.
While it's rare, several athletes mostly women have been found to have genetic anomalies which place them somewhere in between traditional labels of "male" and "female."(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at uk.eurosport.yahoo.com ...
Holy crap! I really hate any of this news crap! Can’t we just get back to real news...geez!
It’s a man with a boob job, get over it.
Caitlyn Jenner has the DNA of a male... he can’t change that...
So, should anyone who becomes mentally unbalanced later in life be stripped of all awards and honors achieved before the affliction?
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