|
Caster Semenya won the women's
800m event at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in
Zurich, Switzerland, recently.
Semenya, the Rio Olympic champion over the
distance, won in a time of 1:56.44 after her
customary burst down the final straight.
In winning, Semenya also captured the Diamond
Race in the event, for which she picked up US$40
000 (R585 000). In the men's 100-m event, Akani
Simbine finished second in a time of 9.99 behind
Asafa Powell of Jamaica who stopped the clock in
9.94.
In the men's 400-m, LJ van Zyl finished third in
a time 48.80 behind Javier Culson (48.79) and
Olympic champion, Kerron Clement who crossed the
line in 48.72. – Source:www.news24.com |
