{"id":104408,"date":"2016-08-27T20:06:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T04:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=104408"},"modified":"2016-08-27T20:08:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-28T04:08:34","slug":"i-was-second-white-polish-runner-sorry-for-uproar-over-her-claims-she-was-white-silver-medallist-in-olympic-800m-final-won-by-caster-semenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=104408","title":{"rendered":"‘I was second white’: Polish runner sorry for uproar over her claims she was ‘white silver medallist’ in Olympic 800m final won by Caster Semenya"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daily Mail<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Polish runner Joanna Jozwik said she was true ‘silver medallist’ in Rio
\nAdded she was happy to be ‘second white’ after Canadian Melissa Bishop
\nHer comments prompted by gender row over ‘hyperandrogenous’ runner Caster Semenya
\nJozwik apologised on Facebook for offence caused but added that she was ‘entitled’ to an opinion on the debate
\n She claimed all three African medallists had ‘very high testosterone’ despite only Semenya having a known condition<\/p>\n

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A Polish runner who finished fifth in the Olympic women’s 800m final won by Caster Semenya has said sorry for causing uproar by claiming she was the ‘second white’ in the race.
\nSprinter Joanna Jozwik sparked outrage when she bizarrely said she felt like the true ‘silver medallist’ for being the second white runner to finish.
\nThe 25-year-old took to her Facebook page to apologise to those offended by her comments that appeared to dismiss Semenya and the two other black medal winners. She even said the fourth-placed Canadian runner should have won gold.
\nBut she insisted she was ‘entitled’ to an opinion on the gender row debate, sparked by Semenya’s presence in the race. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daily Mail: Polish runner Joanna Jozwik said she was true ‘silver medallist’ in Rio Added she was happy to be ‘second white’ after Canadian Melissa Bishop Her comments prompted by gender row over ‘hyperandrogenous’ runner Caster Semenya Jozwik apologised on … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,29595],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blacks","category-olympics-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t