Seriously? OMG! WTF?

An Indian runner who won a silver medal in the women’s 800-meter run at the Asian Games earlier this month has failed a gender test and is likely to be stripped of her medal, news reports said Monday. Santhi Soudarajan, 25, was made to take the gender test in Doha, Qatar after her victory. The test reports sent to the Indian Olympic Association on Sunday say said she "does not possess the sexual characteristics of a woman," The Times of India reported. The test was administered by a medical commission set up by the games’ organizers. During an awards ceremony held in her native province Monday, Santhi said, "I do not want to talk about it," when asked about the failed tests. There are no compulsory gender tests during events sanctioned by the International Association of Athletics Federation, but athletes can be asked to take a gender test. The medical evaluation panel usually includes a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist, and an internal medicine specialist. Dr. Manmohan Singh, chairman of the medical commission of the Indian Olympic Association told the Indian Express newspaper that the Olympic Council of Asia had been informed of the results of Soudarajan’s gender test. It was not unclear whether Santhi, who comes from a poor family, had undergone a sex change procedure in the past, reports The Times of India. Sports officials in the athlete’s home state of Tamil Nadu said that they have no information on her whereabouts. "If the reports are true, then it is very sad and extremely disappointing," her coach, P. Nagarajan, told the Indian Express.

CBS News 

The sad part is she placed second and was beat out by a real girl…

Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey are taking those brokeback buddy rumors by the horns. Speculation that the Tour de France champ and the actor might be more than friends started last summer, when they were photographed together (with shirts on and off) shortly after McConaughey split with Penelope Cruz and Armstrong broke up with Sheryl Crow. Asked in November’s Details about the gay rumors, McConaughey deadpans: "We tried it. Wasn’t for us." Armstrong obviously finds the gossip less amusing. "We all have buds, we all take guy trips, but you take something very normal and put it in a magazine and people start talking," he says. "It’s like, either you sleep with everything that moves or you’re gay." After he broke up with Crow, Armstrong had hoped to drive across the country to "get back in touch with himself," the mag says. He put the brakes on the trip after learning she had breast cancer. The reason for the split? "We couldn’t get it right, we couldn’t get it wrong," he says cryptically. The LiveStrong crusader also talks about butting heads with House Speaker Dennis Hastert when he lobbied for cancer research funding and his 2005 bike ride with President Bush. "I asked the President for a billion dollars" to fight cancer, Armstrong recalls. "I sort of expected to hear ‘Sure!’ But instead I got a ‘Well, I’ll get back to you on that.’ And I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, I’m not sure you heard me.’ "

Rush & Molloy 

Yeah I believe Lance?

Cycling legend Lance Armstrong has privately confirmed speculation that Jake Gyllenhaal will portray him in a biopic.He told sources at ESPN that Matthew McConaughey had been up to play the part, but lost out to Gyllenhaal."He said that’s why he has been spending so much time with them both this summer," said the source.Armstrong, who won the Tour de France a record seven times, hosted ESPN’s ESPY Awards last month.

Daily Dish 

That explains why the three stopped hanging out together.

For years, Elvis Stojko wowed figure skating fans with his breathtaking leaps on the ice. Now, the former world champion is making the jump to a new arena. The two-time Olympic silver medallist – the first skater to land a quadruple-double and a quadruple-triple combination in competition – has recently finished recording his debut album. "I’ve always loved music – skating to music, moving to music (and) singing," the 34-year-old said recently from Milton, Ont. "My mom was a dancer, my dad’s a singer and I’ve always had that kind of music in my life." The Richmond Hill, Ont., native describes the album as "hot" adult contemporary – but with a bit of a twist. "It’s just more edgy," he said. According to producer Mark Lalama, the album is very personal. "I wouldn’t say biographical but it’s songs that mean a lot to him," said Lalama. "He’d like to share (the songs) with the people that supported him his whole career."The CD includes a duet with Canadian Idol finalist Ashley Leitao of Burnaby, B.C. Before You also appears on the new album from Braided, a trio comprising Leitao and fellow Idol finalists Casey LeBlanc of Nackawic, N.B., and Amber Fleury of Calgary. Stojko said he was very impressed with Leitao’s performance on the show last season and was disappointed when she was eliminated Singing is one of several pursuits for Stojko. He still skates on the pro circuit, was a silver medallist at the World Kickboxing and Karate Association championships last year and has dabbled as an actor, appearing in the stage production of Grease in 2004.In fact, he says he would like to pursue a career in film in the future. "I enjoy the singing and acting is sort of my next step," said Stojko, who will be taking the rest of the year off from professional skating after a final performance this month. "I won’t be skating for the rest of my life, that’s for sure."

Jam! 

Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has tested positive for the male sex hormone testosterone, the U.S. rider’s Phonak team said on Thursday. "The Phonak Cycling Team was notified yesterday by (world cycling body) the UCI of an unusual level of testosterone/epitestosterone ratio in the test made on Floyd Landis after stage 17 of the Tour de France," Phonak said in a team statement. Phonak said Landis would not ride until the matter had been clarified and said that if the B sample analysis confirmed the result of the A sample, the rider would be dismissed. Phonak added: "The team management and the rider were both totally surprised by this physiological result."The rider will ask in the upcoming days for the counter analysis to prove either that this result has come from a natural process or that this is the result of a mistake." Landis had earlier pulled out of a race in Denmark on Thursday. He also did not ride in a scheduled race in the Netherlands on Wednesday.

Reuters 

I hope with all that testosterone in his body he will take it like a man.  

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