NATIONAL NEWS - Caster Semenya delivered another remarkable performance on Sunday to set a new world best over the 600m distance at the penultimate leg of the IAAF World Challenge series in Berlin, Germany.
Turning out as the lone SA representative, Semenya enjoyed a gun-to-tape victory, completing the race in 1:21.77.
She obliterated the previous world best of 1:22.63 which had been clocked by Cuban athlete Ana Quirot in 1991.
Semenya, who took nearly four seconds off her own SA best of 1:25.56 which had stood for more than five years, was well clear of Ajee Wilson of the United States, who ended second in 1:22.39.
The ninth and final leg of the World Challenge series is set to be held in Zagreb, Croatia on Tuesday.
“It’s been a beautifull and eventful long season for a dedicated athlete and we congratulate Caster for being part of the current breed of South African athletes leading in flying the national flag high around the world.
