Semenya wins Doha 800m in first race since gender ruling defeat
Updated | By AFP
Caster Semenya won the 800m at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday in
her first race since losing her appeal over a controversial gender ruling.
The South African, a two-time Olympic champion, timed 1min 54.98sec to defeat Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba, who clocked 1min 57.75sec and Ajee Wilson of the United States in 1min 58.83sec.
Friday's win for the 28-year-old Semenya could be her last over 800m ahead of new IAAF rules governing testosterone levels coming into operation on May 8.
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The double Olympic champion, went to court to fight rules imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that compel "hyperandrogenic" athletes -- or those with "differences of sexual development" (DSD) -- to lower their testosterone levels if they wish to compete as women.
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