'My dream has always been, and will continue to be, to compete at the highest level of sport,' Semenya said on her Instagram account.
South African 800-metre Olympic champion Caster Semenya reacts after winning the women's 200m final during the Athletics Gauteng North Championships at the LC de Villiers Athletics Stadium in Pretoria on March 13, 2020. Picture: Phill Magakoe / AFP
The 29-year-old is prohibited from defending her 800m Olympics title because she refuses to adhere to testosterone regulations set by governing body World Athletics. The South African must clock a 22.80-second 200m to qualify for Tokyo and her best time, achieved Friday in Pretoria when winning a provincial championships final, is 23.49 sec.
But as her list of successes lengthened, rival female athletes began to question how the South African could leave them trailing in her wake. The latest testosterone regulations left her with a choice of competing in the 200m or a distance longer than the mile.
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