"Asked why he did it, his only reply was, 'Man, I feel like a woman'"
Posted on 07/14/2005 11:27:03 AM PDT by F15Eagle
HARARE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) -- A Zimbabwean court has jailed a man masquerading as a female athlete, court officials said on Thursday.
Samukeliso Sithole -- a triple jumper and runner who competed as a woman at several international sports events -- was convicted on charges of impersonation and offending the dignity of a woman athlete who undressed in his presence, unaware he was a man.
"He was sentenced to four years imprisonment, but six months were suspended. Effectively he will serve three-and-a-half years," said a court official in Kwekwe, central Zimbabwe, where the case was heard.
Sithole won a gold medal at a regional tournament in Botswana in June last year and won five medals at a youth championship in Mauritius. He also competed in javelin and shot-put competitions.
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a little break from the usual - well a huge departure actually
Samukeliso Sithole ?
Nah, too easy...
LOL!
Nah, too easy...
I wouldn't touch that one with a...ok, you're right. Too easy.
Yep, this is different. Reminds of the 70s tennis player who had sex change operation, and she/he/it played in the womens tournaments.
What about French males who pose as men?
Her/His name was Renee Richards (see below)
Reneé Richards, M.D.
Reneé Richards (neé Richard Raskin) had been an opthomologist and a moderately good tennis player before she transitioned in the mid ‘70s. In 1976 at age 52, she entered a women’s tennis tournament where she was both read and recognized. The ensuing battle between Ms. Richards and the sporting authorities made headline news for several weeks. Ms. Richards went to court to defend her right to be recognized as female. The court ruled that transsexuals after full transition and sex reassignment surgery were legally the new sex. This established an important precident not just for sports but for all aspects of civil and private life involving transsexual persons.
After controversy died down Ms. Richards played tennis as a woman, in which it was discovered that her medical history did not give her an edge in performance. Later, she served as a coach for Martina Navratilova, a popular and well seeded women’s tennis champion. Ms. Richards was often seen socializing with Ms. Navratilova and her lover, Rita Mae Brown, author of several popular novels including Ruby Fruit Jungle.
Reneé Richards wrote an autobiography entitled Second Serve. Later a made for television movie by the same title was produced, starring Venassa Redgrave as Ms. Richards.
Dr. Richards continues to practice medicine in New York and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus.
yikes
This is the guy... I can see how he might have pulled it off till shower time.
The Devil made him do it.
The agony of defeat.
How long did this guy think he was going to get away with it? I guess he went for the ride while it lasted. Good grief.
When I run..I run as a woman too! Guess I better stay out of Africa...
That picture almost made me choke.
That Sithole has been in the news a lot... Click on the Sithole keyword to see other threads on the subject...
gives new meaning to "you run like a girl"
Thanks. I couldn't remember the person's name.
I guess running "as" a woman is different than running "like" a woman.
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