HELSINKI, 18 (Bloomberg) - Three days before his return to competitions, South Africa's Caster Semenya today won the 800 meters athletics meeting Lapinlahti, Finland.
world champion in the field, wrapped in a long controversy over his sexual identity, reported Sunday a time of 2'02 "42, a slight improvement in 2'04" 22 which had marked the debut Thursday on its tracks, after 11 months of absence.
Semenya won the gold medal at the World Championships in Berlin last August with a time of 1'55 "45 and although his time today was far from the mark, had no rivals and ran the last 250 meters virtually alone.
The South African received a standing ovation to give a lap after his victory and ran to hug his coach, Michael Seme. After his success in Berlin was charged to be a hermaphrodite, but the July 6, Semenya received authorization from the international federation (IAAF) to return to competition after undergo a series of medical tests, whose results were kept secret.
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18/07/2010 20:30
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