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Semenya to battle Kenyans at World Championships
South African middle-distance runner and 2016 Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya competes in the women's 5000m final during the Sizwe Medical Fund Athletics South Africa Senior Track and Field Championships held at the Tuks Athletics Stadium in Pretoria on April 15, 2021.
Photo credit: Phill Magakoe | AFP
What you need to know:
- Semenya initially missed qualification when she only finished sixth at the African Championships last month but has benefitted from a number of athletes dropping out
- The 31-year-old last competed at a world championships in London in 2017 where she won her third 800m world crown
- Semenya was forced to switch from her favoured distance to the longer event due to gender eligibility rules
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South Africa's double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya looks set to make her first appearance at a World Championships in five years in the 5,000 metres after being named in the list of registered athletes by World Athletics on Saturday.
