Caster Semenya Cruises To Gold In 800m Final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Caster Semenya of South Africa took the gold medal in the Olympic 800 meters on Saturday in a personal best time of 1:55.28 seconds.Burundis Francine Niyonsaba finished in 1:56.49 seconds to claim the silver, her countrys second medal in any sport at the Olympics. Kenyas Margaret Wambui took bronze in 1:56.89.Semenya has dominated the 800m this season and there had been speculation she could take down Czech Jarmila Kratochvilovas 1983 time of 1:53.28 seconds - the longest standing athletics world record, set in an era when eastern European doping was rife.After winning the silver medal in London four years ago, the 25-year-old South African has recorded three of the four fastest times in the world this year. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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