{"id":9943,"date":"2012-04-15T04:13:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T02:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/update-1-athletics-semenya-yet-to-reach-olympic-qualifying-mark\/"},"modified":"2012-04-15T04:13:45","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T02:13:45","slug":"update-1-athletics-semenya-yet-to-reach-olympic-qualifying-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-athletics-semenya-yet-to-reach-olympic-qualifying-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Athletics-Semenya yet to reach Olympic qualifying mark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, April 14 (Reuters) – Former
\nwomen’s 800 metres world champion Caster Semenya has still not
\nsecured a place in South Africa’s Olympic team despite victory
\nat the national championships on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Semenya won the 800 final in a time of two minutes 02.68
\nseconds, well short of the Olympic A qualification mark of
\n1:59.90 needed to compete in the London Games later this year.<\/p>\n

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She has until June 30 to achieve the qualifying standard.<\/p>\n

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“It was okay for me today because I retained my title. That
\nwas most important,: Semenya told reporters.<\/p>\n

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“But we have reason to be disappointed because we were
\nhoping to qualify. But the time will come, I just need to be
\npatient.<\/p>\n

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“I’m left with two races before I go to Europe. Hopefully
\nnext week I will try to push harder to qualify. I don’t feel
\npressure. I just have to do my thing,” the 21-year-old added<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“I know what I’m capable of. I don’t need to stress. I know
\nI can do it.”<\/p>\n

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Semenya made her mark on athletics when she clinched the 800
\nworld gold in Berlin in August 2009 before an enforced break of
\nalmost a year following controversial gender tests.<\/p>\n

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She lost her title last year, finishing second at the world
\nchampionships in Daegu, South Korea.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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