Caster Semenya targets 5,000m slot at Tokyo Olympics
Athlete faces huge odds to qualify for the race at a meeting in Durban on Friday
27 May 2021 - 16:56
Caster Semenya, denied an opportunity to win a third successive Olympic 800m gold, will on Friday try to qualify for the Tokyo Games over 5,000m.
Semenya will run in a meeting in Durban where she must dramatically improve her personal best over the distance to be able to go to the Olympics in two months’ time...
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