Caster Semenya smashes Commonwealth Games record to win 800m gold to complete double after 1,500m title

CASTER SEMENYA cemented herself as one of the greatest female runners of her generation after storming to the 800m gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.

The 27-year-old set a record time of 1:56.68 as she pipped Kenya’s Margaret Wambui and Jamaica’s Natoya Goule to win her second event in Australia.

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South African star Caster Semenya eased to the 800m gold in the 2018 Commonwealth Games final[/caption]

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Semenya, 27, celebrates after claiming her second gold medal in Australia[/caption]

Semenya – representing South Africa – claimed the 1500m gold yesterday with a record time of 4:00.71 as she she adds to her array of winning medals.

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