‘Hell no, no way’ will I take medication – CasterSemenya
South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the women's 800m during the IAAF Diamond League competition on May 3, 2019 in Doha. Picture: Karim JAAFAR / AFP
Semenya stormed to victory in front of a rapturous crowd in the women’s 800m race, crossing the line in 1:54.98. After the win, she gave a thumbs up to cameras and launched a bunch of flowers into the crowd, later remarking that “actions speak louder than words”.The BBC quoted her as continuing: “With me, life has been simple. I’m just here to deliver for the people who love and support me. I’m enjoying each and every moment of my life maybe because I have the love I need from my people.”
Her performance last night was a swansong, of sorts, and after stretching her lengthy unbeaten run in her favoured 800m event, she would have had a chance to look back down the lengthy road she has followed over the last 10 years. Still relatively unknown, she turned out on the start line at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin and coasted to victory under a storm of controversy, which had erupted on the eve of the final after international media reported that she had been for gender tests before arriving in Germany.
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