STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (AP) β Caster Semenya reclaimed the South African 800-meter title Saturday and said she’s injury-free and looking to qualify for the world championships.
The former 800 world title-holder and 2012 Olympic silver medalist won in 2 minutes, 5.05 seconds in Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, making her move on the last corner and pulling away from the field through the final 50 meters.
Semenya’s winning time was just over four seconds off the qualifying mark for the worlds in Beijing in August, but she has run sparingly over the last three years because of injury problems.
She said the world championships in August were “the aim. The most important thing is to stay healthy.”
Semenya is being guided by new coach Jean Verster after splitting with former Olympic champion Maria Mutola.
