Caster Semenya is on his way to an exciting return to the World Cup.
When the final records were submitted on Friday, Semenya competed in the 5,000m.
Although she was not even selected when the South African squad was introduced.
Caster Semenya He did not qualify for the World Cup on time and was only 44th in the standings in a branch with only 42 participants.
But the Reds opened the door for South Africa.
Semenya has two Olympic golds and three World Cup golds over the 800 metres.
But she was not allowed to run that distance anymore due to her high testosterone levels.
Everyone in her case is disqualified from distances from 400 meters up to an English mile.
Semenya fought a hopeless battle against the decision, but lost two appeals.
Then she refused the medication for the higher values and instead opted to climb to the next 5000 metres.
Things didn’t go well there.
– But it’s a long process to learn to run 5000 metres. Regarding the African Championships, she said, it’s like learning to walk again and she’s just getting started.
She has now been added to South Africa’s World Cup squad, according to US television channel NBC.
But she has no chance of competing in a branch where Ethiopia’s Ejgayehu Taye tops the world year’s best list at 14:12.98 and where world and Olympic champion Sivan Hassan is also competing.
Caster Semenya is hopelessly late with an annual best performance of 15:31.50.
However, she will be one of the biggest names at the World Cup when she lands in Eugene – her first major tournament since 2017.