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South Korean soccer star Park Eun-seon 'humiliated

 
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PostPosted: Sat 5:18, 09 Nov 2013    Post subject: South Korean soccer star Park Eun-seon 'humiliated

She has played football at the highest level for her country, and has returned to the top of her game after a career lull, but Park Eun-seon is suffering "humiliating" scrutiny of the most personal kind.
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At 1.80 meters tall and weighing 74 kg, Park was top scorer in the South Korean women's league last season with 19 goals and she led Seoul City Hall Amazones to second place in the table.
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Her club manager Seo Jung-ho has leaped to her defense and was quoted in the local media saying it was a "conspiracy" because she had shown remarkably improved form after a slump.
Park took to social media to give her side of the story. "My heart aches and it is humiliating," she wrote on her Facebook page, according to local media.
"I've been through gender tests many times and competed in the World Cup and the Olympics.
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There was also a robust response from lawmakers at the government-run Seoul City Sports Council on Thursday.
In a statement released to CNN, the sports council said the actions of the rival clubs were an infringement on her human rights and it demanded an official apology.
"Park's gender was tested by Korean Football Association in 2004 when she was selected to national team for Athens Olympics," it said.
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Like in the case of track and field star Semenya, the controversy has become a major talking point in South Korea, with high-profile politicians getting involved.
The mayor of the capital Seoul,[url=http://www.oksko.com/]Nike Norge[/url], Park Won-soon, tweeted: "As the father of a daughter, I will do my best to protect Park Eun-seon's human rights," local media reported.
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Winning strong support in South Africa, Semenya carried her country's flag at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics and went on to win a silver medal.
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