Caster Semenya of South Africa (c.) finishes with a silver in the 800-meters but the race is not without controversy. In London Olympic-2012 — Caster Semenya, dogged by controversy since 2009 after being forced to undergo gender tests, raised eyebrows again Saturday en route to winning a silver medal in the women’s 800 meters. Caster Semenya , a South African, who won the 2009 world title in a stunningly fast 1 minute, 55.45 seconds, was in last place for the first 600 meters before kicking it in to finish second to Russia’s Mariya Savinova, who clocked 1:56.19 to win gold. Semenya bristled at the suggestion she didn’t go all out for gold because she didn’t want to create any controversy. “The plan was, like I said, to win a gold,” she said. “I just made a mistake. A late kick.”
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Caster Semenya of South Africa (c.) finishes with a silver in olympic
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Caster Semenya's aunt Martina Lamola (L) and her siblings, Thabang (13) and Nkele Semenya (R) show off her certifcates and trophies in their village of Molejie
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Caster Semenya's family members and friends all insist she is a girl: from left, Paballo Choshi, 19, (cousin); Nkele Semenya, 16, younger sister; Shirley Rammabi, neighbour and Martinah Lamola aunt from Masetlong village at Moletjie in Limpopo.
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Champion: Semenya has been given with her gold medal but it could be taken away if gender tests reveal she is a man - promoting Kenya's Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei to gold and Britain's Jenny Meadows to silver
