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South Africa's Olympic Chief 'Defied' Docs in Caster Semenya Case

The suspended chief of South Africa's Olympic committee is accused of "gross misconduct" after he allowed distance runner Caster Semenya to compete in the 2009 world championships against the advice of medical officials. The revelation came in a report commissioned by the South Africa's Sports Confederation and Olympic...

Caster Semenya Wins First Race Since Being Cleared

LAPPEENRANTA, Finland -- Caster Semenya won her first race since being cleared to return to competition after undergoing gender tests, winning the 800 meters on Thursday in a modest time against a weak field at a low-key meet. The 19-year-old South African won the 800 meters in 2 minutes, 4.22 seconds at the Lappeenranta...

Caster Semenya Cleared to Run After Gender Test

(July 6) -- South African runner Caster Semenya , who has been sidelined for nearly a year as officials conducted a gender verification test, has been cleared to resume her track career, the sport's governing body announced on Tuesday.

Caster Semenya Cleared to Run Following Gender Test

South African runner Caster Semenya, who has been sidelined for nearly a year as officials conducted a gender verification test, has been cleared to resume her track career, the sport's governing body announced on Tuesday. "The IAAF accepts the conclusion of a panel of medical experts that she can compete with...

Caster Semenya Plans Return to Competitive Running

STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (AP) -- Caster Semenya intends to return to competition this season even though track and field's ruling body has yet to release results from the runner's gender tests."I hereby publicly announce my return to athletics competitions," Semenya said in a statement on Tuesday shortly after a meet in...

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05/31/12 Mokoena books Olympics spot Source: 24.com South Africa's only medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Khotso Mokoena , qualified for this year's global showpiece at the Rome Diamond League meeting on Thursday.
05/31/12 Mokoena qualifies for Olympic games Source: SuperSport South Africa's only medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Khotso Mokoena, qualified for this year's global showpiece at the Rome Diamond League meeting on Thursday.
05/31/12 Top Nation Team for African Athletics Champs Source: AllAfrica.com A strong 75-member team has been selected to represent South Africa at the Confederation of African Athletics Senior Championships in Porto Novo, Benin from 27 June to 1 July. It includes some of the country's leading Olympic medal hopes.
05/31/12 Steve Cram: track giants Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell... Source: Telegraph - London - UK In Rome, though, enough of the big guns will be firing for us to get a decent idea of where their preparations are.
05/30/12 Jelimo, Cheruiyot in Rome Date Source: AllAfrica.com In the meeting dubbed the gathering of a dozen champions, Kenyan interest at Thursday's Samsung Diamond League Golden Gala in Rome will be anchored on some of the country's best imports to distance running.