CASTER SEMENYA RUMORS
Pistorius, Semenya lose funding
Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya were left off a list of athletes to be given funding ahead of the 2016 Rio Games because neither is currently training or competing, the South African Olympic Committee said Thursday.
Pistorius, a double-amputee runner who competed at the London Games, was not on the high performance list for the next Olympics and Paralympics after his decision...
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Pistorius, Semenya off Olympic funding program
Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya were left off a list of athletes to be given funding ahead of the 2016 Rio Games because neither is currently training or competing, the South African Olympic Committee said Thursday.
Pistorius, a double-amputee runner who competed at the London Games, was not on the high performance list for the next Olympics and Paralympics after his decision...
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An Olympic silver will do for now, for Semenya
Caster Semenya knew she had blown it by starting out too slowly in her first Olympic final.
She knew her coach was going to criticize her. Based on her experience over the last three, difficult years, she also expected some unkind speculation about her performance in the 800 meters.
But she cherished her silver medal all the same. Three years after being forced to undergo gender...
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August 11, 2012
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Semenya makes Olympic debut
Caster Semenya perched herself on a lane marker behind the start of the 800 meters and took a few moments to absorb what it feels like to be an Olympian.
She took some deep breaths, then got up, walked to the stagger start and went straight to work. Making her Olympic debut three years after being forced to undergo gender tests that cast doubt over her future in track and field...
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August 08, 2012
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Semenya to carry S. Africa's flag
Caster Semenya will carry South Africa's flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.
The 21-year-old Semenya was given the honor Wednesday for her first Olympics, three years after she was embroiled in a gender-test controversy that threatened her career.
South African Olympic committee chief executive Tubby Reddy says his body also considered double-amputee runner...
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July 18, 2012
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Semenya picked, no Pistorius yet
Former world champion Caster Semenya has been included in South Africa's initial team for the London Olympics, while double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius hasn't been picked yet.
South Africa's Olympic committee said Wednesday's selection represents ''the bulk'' of the team to go to London, but some athletes still can qualify and be added ahead...
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June 06, 2012
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Semenya set for first 800 race of Olympic year
Former world champion Caster Semenya is set to run her first 800-meter race of the Olympic year at a meet in northern South Africa on Saturday.
Semenya, who won silver defending her title at last year's worlds, will compete in the 800 at Potchefstroom. She's run just once competitively in 2012 - when she won a 400-meter race on March 3.
Semenya will run her first 800 with...
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March 22, 2012
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