2009 produced some fascinating sports stories. Below are links to our coverage of those top stories of 2009
Caster Semenya – male or female? The big debate of 2009
- The debate begins: Is Caster Semenya male or female?
- The complexities of sex determination explained
- The debate takes a racist turn as politicians enter the fray
- More detailed explanations of the physiology of male and female
- Media leaks begin as the rumour mill begins to spin
- Semenya and hermaphroditism
- The medical perspective vs performance. Why performance advantage may be irrelevant
- Leonard Chuene of ASA admits to lying about Semenya – cover ups and lies
Swimsuit drama – records are meaningless
Oscar Pistorius in the news again – the scientific evidence for and against
- The research that ‘cleared’ Pistorius is finally published – our critical view of its merits
- Detailed analysis of the Pistorius research – why it was flawed
- Pistorius has a 10 second advantage over 400m – his own scientist reveals startling facts
- Viewpoint on Pistorius' case and the CAS verdict - time to review
The Tour de France 2009 – controversy over the limits to performance and power analysis
- What does it take to climb with the Tour? Power output numbers
- Analysis of Contador's climb of the Verbier
- Analysis of the final individual time-trial of the 2009 Tour
- Does Alberto Contador have a VO2 max of 99.5 ml/kg/min? Discussion and opinion