RIO DE JANEIRO — Caster Semenya used her golden triumph at the Rio Olympics to speak out against discrimination the controversial athlete has faced in sport.Semenya became the first black South African woman to win a Games gold when she triumphed in the women’s 800m in a 1min 55.28sec national record.Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi was second in 1:56.49 and Kenya’s Margaret Wambui third in 1:56.89.Semenya, 25, slapped down a prying question put to her and her fellow medallists at the post-race press conference, asking if they had all been forced to take medication to lower testosterone levels, and what effects that had on them.Wambui politely suggested they focus on the track performances, not the medication. Semenya took a firmer stance. "Excuse me, my friend," she said to the journalist. "I think tonight is all about performance. We’re not here to talk about IAAF (the athletics governing body), not here to talk about some speculations."Tonight is all about performance. I think this ...
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