{"id":13416,"date":"2012-08-12T02:23:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T00:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/update-2-olympics-athletics-russian-savinova-storms-to-800m-gold\/"},"modified":"2012-08-12T02:23:51","modified_gmt":"2012-08-12T00:23:51","slug":"update-2-olympics-athletics-russian-savinova-storms-to-800m-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-2-olympics-athletics-russian-savinova-storms-to-800m-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 2-Olympics-Athletics-Russian Savinova storms to 800m gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Justin Palmer<\/p>\n

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LONDON<\/span> Aug 11 (Reuters) – Russian Mariya Savinova added
\nOlympic gold to her world crown when she timed her run to
\nperfection to secure an impressive 800 metres victory on
\nSaturday.<\/p>\n

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Savinova, the European woman Athlete of 2011, did not panic
\nwhen defending champion Pamela Jelimo of Kenya kicked three
\nmetres clear down the back straight on the final lap.<\/p>\n

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Jelimo paid for going too soon and Savinova, 26, took over
\nto storm to gold in one minute 56.19, with South African Caster
\nSemenya producing a late burst to win silver in 1:57.23.<\/p>\n

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“It’s just amazing. Right now I can’t feel anything, but I’m
\namazed. It’s been hard work, but it’s the Olympics,” said
\nSavinova.<\/p>\n

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Semenya, the 2009 world champion whose emphatic victory in
\nBerlin raised questions about her gender and started a
\nverification process that still clouds her achievement, trailed
\nthe field at the bell and had too much ground to make up.<\/p>\n

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“I am happy with the result. I left it a bit late, but I am
\nhappy with the silver,” said Semenya. “But my coach is not
\nreally happy.”<\/p>\n

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As an unknown 18-year-old, Semenya emerged from obscurity to
\nwin the world title but her emphatic victory prompted the
\nInternational Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to
\norder an investigation into possible drug use and ask for a
\ngender test.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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