Stanford, California – The world’s dominant woman 800-meter runner leads the top 5 from last year’s Diamond League final in the Prefontaine Classic. The fivesome –who haven’t raced against each other since the Diamond League’s kickoff meet in early May – includes the top two Americans. All five ran in last year’s Pre Classic, which produced a U.S. All-Comers record as well … [Read more...] about Caster Semenya Leads World-Class 800m Field At Prefontaine Classic
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Updated World Track and Field Top List
Updated World Track and Field top list, following last set of meets that took place during the outdoor season. This is the end of the 2016 Outdoor season list. Men World-Leading List 100 9.80 Justin Gatlin USA 200 19.74 LaShawn Merritt USA 300 31.03 Wayde van Niekerk RSA 400 43.03 WR Wayde van Niekerk RSA 600 1:13.10 David Rudisha KEN 800 1:42.15 David Rudisha KEN 1000 … [Read more...] about Updated World Track and Field Top List
Updated World Track And Field Top List On May 23
The latest world track and field leading marks for 2016 on Monday (23), as Dafne Schippers, Caster Semenya and Almaz Ayana were among the athletes posting world-leading times this past weekend. World Championships 200m gold medallist Schippers continued her preparations for the Olympic Games sprint double with another impressive run over the half lap this season, after she … [Read more...] about Updated World Track And Field Top List On May 23
Caster Semenya Runs WL 1:56.6 At Rabat Diamond League
RABAT - Caster Semenya ran a world-leading 1:56.64 to win the women's 800m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rabat on Sunday (22). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpGqV64g1bk Semenya held good pace throughout the early goings in the contest before effortlessly switching gears in the final 100m to sprint away from Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba, who ran a season's 1:57.74 … [Read more...] about Caster Semenya Runs WL 1:56.6 At Rabat Diamond League
Watch Doha IAAF Diamond League Live Streaming
DOHA - Here is how you can watch live streaming coverage of the opening IAAF Diamond League meeting for the season in Doha, Qatar, online on Friday. The meeting has attracted several world-class athletes who are expected to be among the frontrunners in the quest for gold medals at the Rio Olympic Games later this summer and fans at home, at work or those traveling will have a … [Read more...] about Watch Doha IAAF Diamond League Live Streaming
Semenya “Overwhelmed” After Winning National Triple
STELLENBOSCH, South Africa, Sporting Alert - Caster Semenya was left in excitement after she became the first South African athlete to complete a clean sweep of the 400m/800m/1500m triple at the 2016 South Africa Senior Championships. In fact, two of the three times posted by Semenya on Saturday were world-leading performances at Coetzenburg Stadium in Stellenbosch. The … [Read more...] about Semenya “Overwhelmed” After Winning National Triple
Caster Semenya Targeting Sub-2 Minutes ASA Championships
After posting the Olympic qualifying standard earlier this week, South Africa's middle-distance star runner Caster Semenya is now targeting to go below two-minutes for the 800m in her next race. Semenya, who won gold at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany, before having her gender embarrassingly question in front of the world, posted a world-leading time of … [Read more...] about Caster Semenya Targeting Sub-2 Minutes ASA Championships
IAAF: Semenya still undergoing gender tests
MONACO -- Gender tests on South African world champion Caster Semenya have not yet been completed, the IAAF said Wednesday. The International Association of Athletics Federations had been expected to announce its findings on Friday, but instead said it would not discuss her medical tests. "The IAAF will not comment upon the medical aspects of Caster Semenya's case," the … [Read more...] about IAAF: Semenya still undergoing gender tests
Semenya's lawyer says she was tricked into interview with British paper
LONDON -- Caster Semenya's lawyers say she was tricked into speaking to a reporter at The Guardian for a story in the British newspaper. The 18-year-old South African runner, who won the 800-meter world championship title in August but had her accomplishment overshadowed by gender-test revelations, was quoted throughout in excerpts Friday and the full story published Saturday. … [Read more...] about Semenya's lawyer says she was tricked into interview with British paper
IAAF: What makes a woman?
World track and field's governing body will begin the process of agreeing the definition of a woman in an athletics context next week as it prepares to reveal the results of South African runner Caster Semenya's gender tests. The IAAF's medical commission, which begins meeting on Friday, could take a year to deliver that definition, general secretary Pierre Weiss said. "We … [Read more...] about IAAF: What makes a woman?
IAAF meets to form gender definition
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the world track and field's governing body will start determining the definition of a woman in an athletics context next week as it prepares to reveal the results of South African runner Caster Semenya's gender tests. IAAF general secretary Pierre Weiss added Saturday that the organization's medical commission … [Read more...] about IAAF meets to form gender definition
Diack: South African co-operation needed over Semenya
Copenhagen - The ruling athletics body IAAF is still examining the results of Caster Semenya's gender test and has called for co-operation from the 800 metres world champion's home country of South Africa. 'The case is still pending,' IAAF president Lamine Diack told German Press Agency dpa on Sunday at the International Olympic Committee congress in Copenhagen. 'We are … [Read more...] about Diack: South African co-operation needed over Semenya
IAAF president wants to end Semenya saga
International Association of Athletics Federation president Lamine Diack wants to kiss and make up over the Caster Semenya saga and, if ANC MPs have anything to do with it, they want him to apologise to the nation in Parliament. A letter that Diack wrote to President Jacob Zuma in August about the Semenya controversy and another to Sport Minister Makhenkesi Stofile dated … [Read more...] about IAAF president wants to end Semenya saga
Rights group takes up Semenya race issue
A civil rights organisation has laid a charge at the world's governing body of athletics against the president of Athletics South Africa (ASA) for inciting racial polarisation over athlete Caster Semenya. Afriforum chief executive Kallie Kriel said he had laid a charge against Leonard Chuene at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). "Chuene's … [Read more...] about Rights group takes up Semenya race issue
Caster Semenya is being treated unfairly
In South Africa, an 18-year-old who was recently victorious at the world track and field championships in Berlin has come under heavy scrutiny. The International Amateur Athletic Federation asked that nation's athletic federation to conduct a gender test on the young star, Caster Semenya, whose blistering time of 1:55.45 in the 800 meters bested the field by a remarkable 2.45 … [Read more...] about Caster Semenya is being treated unfairly