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Latest update: 25/08/2009
- Athletics World Championships - Berlin
Semenya wins 800m as her gender test goes on
The teenaged South African Caster Semenya won the women's 800-metres title Wednesday in Berlin with the astonishing time of 55.45 seconds. Her rapid improvement has prompted officials to order a gender-verification test.






