COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Caster Semenya targets double gold in Gold Coast races
Caster Semenya has vowed to win two gold medals at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Australia. Semenya made the pledge at a farewell function organised by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) on Monday, when she was named flag-bearer for the opening ceremony in Gold Coast on April 4. This is the third time Semenya has been called on to carry the South African flag‚ having done the duty at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. Sascoc president Gideon Sam has said he wants Team SA to return to fifth place on the Games medals table after dropping to seventh at Glasgow 2014‚ but to do that they will need at least 15 gold medals — and that‚ he added‚ would require the stars to win double golds. Accepting her role as flag-bearer‚ Semenya‚ who will compete in the 800m and 1,500m‚ said: "I’m truly honoured. We lead by example‚ two gold for me." Semenya is the reigning Olympic and world champion in the ...
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