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Caster Semenya
South African middle-distance runner (born 1991)
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Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals, as well as three World Championships in the women's 800 metres. She first won gold at the World Championships in 2009 and went on to win at the 2016 Olympics and the 2017 World Championships, where she also won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres. After the doping disqualification of Mariya Savinova, she was also awarded gold medals for the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.
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🇺🇸 Caster Semenya pledges to fight against Olympic gender-testing policy
'We're going to be vocal about it, we're going to make noise until we're heard,' South Africa's gold medallist says....
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🇬🇧 Caster Semenya shapes up for new battle with the International Olympic CommitteeFor Caster Semenya, the new Olympics rules are not about providing clarity and protecting women's sport but caving into political pressure, and are di...
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