Caster Semenya begins her 800m campaign, while Wayde van Niekerk wraps up his bid for a rare double
London — Caster Semenya returns to the world championship fray in London on Thursday‚ embarking on her campaign for a second podium finish‚ this time in her premier 800m event. With a 1,500m bronze medal safely in her bag‚ her focus will be stretching her unbeaten 800m streak‚ which stands at 26 since late 2015. The final of this event on Sunday promises to be a close affair if the last Diamond League contest in Monaco is anything to go by. Then‚ Olympic champion Semenya was pushed to a new South African record as she won by just 0.2sec ahead of Rio Games silver medallist Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi. The top five of that race were separated by less than two seconds‚ offering a narrower bunching than even the Rio Games showdown. American Ajee Wilson and Kenya’s Margaret Wambui could also be in the mix come the final sprint. But Semenya looked unfazed at her hotel this week‚ seemingly demonstrating more concern for completing an assignment towards her sports science degree at the No...
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