CASTER Semenya is set to lift South Africa to its best Olympic performance in 96 years on Saturday night.The London Games silver medallist from four years ago is tipped to take the gold medal this time around‚ which would give the nation its best haul since the Antwerp Games in 1920.Then‚ SA had 10 medals with three gold‚ four silver and three bronze‚ and a Semenya victory would mean Team SA in Rio has the same total‚ but with two gold‚ six silver and two bronze.That would be the third time SA has achieved 10 medals‚ the other being at Helsinki 1952 with two gold‚ four silver and four bronze.With the same number of gold and more silver‚ Rio would be considered more successful.The odds of a third gold in Brazil appear slim‚ however‚ with the last remaining chances being in the women’s triathlon on Saturday‚ and the men’s marathon and mountain bike races on Sunday.Semenya is likely to win SA’s final medal on Sunday‚ and it will surely be a golden sunset on a Games that could have been...
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