Caster Semenya wins gold, sets Games record and breaks Budd’s best
The Olympic and world 800m champion ran with her usual confidence‚ sitting in fifth place before making her move with about 300m to go
Gold Coast — Caster Semenya finally broke Zola Budd’s 1,500m national record as she landed SA’s ninth gold of the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. Team SA bagged three medals in Gold Coast on the day‚ and the visually impaired bowlers secured an effective fourth by winning a spot in Wednesday’s final with the last delivery of their semifinal against Wales. Arguably the most dramatic performance came in the last race of the gala where Chad Le Clos unleashed a display of immense power to set up the 17th gong of his career‚ a bronze in the 4x100m medley relay. Brad Tandy‚ part of the foursome‚ also added a silver to the haul in the 50m freestyle earlier in the evening. SA ended the day in fifth place on the medals table with nine gold medals‚ six silver and six bronze‚ one place ahead of Canada. Semenya‚ the Olympic and world 800m champion‚ set herself up for a golden double after winning the 1,500m in a 4min 00.71sec Games record that knocked more than a second off Budd’s 4:01.81 nation...
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