Saturday, August 11, 2012

Mo Farah Wins 5 000 Meters at London Olympics Semenya and Sharp into 800m semis David Epstein Silver medal in 800 meters offers no clarity speculation South Africa Hits Out Against Semenya's Gender Test Is Caster Really a Man The Answer Won't Be Simple Savinova takes Olympic gold JockSpin.com Proud feels pressure Certified Links to carry Team SA flag 2012 Named Flag Bearer row runner debuts firestorm athlete runs

An Olympic silver will do for now for Caster Semenya Caster Semenya knew she'd blown her first Olympic final by starting out too slowly. But she cherishes her silver medal all the same. An Olympic silver will do for now, for Semenya LONDON (AP) -- Caster Semenya knew she had blown it by starting out too slowly in her first Olympic final. Semenya earns Olympic silver medal with late kick; puts the past behind her to focus on 2016 LONDON - Caster Semenya knew she'd blown her first Olympic final by starting out too slowly. David Epstein: Silver medal in 800 meters offers no clarity in Semenya speculation LONDON -- Just after the women's 800-meter race finished, the winner -- Russia's Mariya Savinova -- turned to the silver medalist, South Africa's Caster Semenya, and the two shared a hug. Exactly as they did last year in Daegu, when they finished in the same order in the world championships. And exactly the complete opposite of what happened in Berlin in '09, at those world championships. Savinova holds off Semenya's late charge for gold Russian world champion Mariya Savinova held off a fast-finishing Caster Semenya of South Africa on Saturday to win the 800 metres Olympic title. Semenya insists she was in it to win it Caster Semenya has insisted she was racing flat out for gold after winning 800 metres silver at the London Olympics. Semenya tactics under scrutiny THE bizarre tactics of controversial South African 800m runner Caster Semenya came under question after she won a silver medal. Caster Semenya: Controversial South African Star Stunned in 800m Dash South African Caster Semenya came up just short of the gold in the 800-meter dash that many thought she would win, but it was a remarkable performance in many ways.  First, let me shed some light on the race. Mariya Savinova of Russia took the gold by turning in the fastest time in this event of the year, at one minute and 56.19 seconds ( via the Daily Mail ).  That was just over a second better ... Caster Semenya Forces Olympic Community to Rethink Gender Caster Semenya carried the flag for South Africa in the London Games opening ceremony. She has advanced to Saturday's final in the women's 800-meter run, where her past results and her qualifying time will make her a legitimate medal contender. Should she medal this time she'll surely welcome the attention far more than the attention she received in 2009 when she burst onto the scene to win the ... Caster Semenya in Olympic debut 3 years after gender test Caster Semenya perched herself on a lane marker before 800 meters and took a few moments to absorb what it feels like to be an Olympian.
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References:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/sports/olympics/mo-farah-wins-5000-meters-at-london-olympics.html
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