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    Caster Semenya Trades In Her 2012 London Olympics 800m Silver Medal for Gold
    News
    10 February 2017

    Caster Semenya Trades In Her 2012 London Olympics 800m Silver Medal for Gold

    Caster Semenya is awarded the gold medal for the 800m at the 2012 London Olympics after Russia's Mariya Savinova-Farnosova was disqualified for doping.

    Caster Semenya Wins Gold in Historic Women's 800m Victory for South Africa
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    20 August 2016

    Caster Semenya Wins Gold in Historic Women's 800m Victory for South Africa

    Middle-distance runner Caster Semenya is the first black South African woman to win gold at the Olympics.

    Caster Semenya is Headed to the Women's 800m Finals in Rio
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    19 August 2016

    Caster Semenya is Headed to the Women's 800m Finals in Rio

    South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya cruised into a first-place finish in the semi-finals of the women's 800m event in Rio.

    Caster Semenya Cruises Past Opponents to Qualify for Semi-Finals of Women's 800m
    Sports
    17 August 2016

    Caster Semenya Cruises Past Opponents to Qualify for Semi-Finals of Women's 800m

    South African middle-distance star Caster Semenya is headed to the semi-finals of the women's 800-metre event in Rio.

    It's #CasterSemenyaDay in South Africa
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    17 August 2016

    It's #CasterSemenyaDay in South Africa

    South Africans rally behind Caster Semenya as the middle-distance star begins her bid for Olympic gold today in round one of the women's 800m.

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