South African middle distance athlete, Caster Semenya, is aiming to run in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics..........
South African middle distance athleteBy doing so, she will be competing over a distance that will allow her to avoid World Athletics’ regulations limiting her testosterone levels.
The regulations limit normal levels of testosterone in competitors racing in events ranging from 400m to a mile. “And so, in order to pursue my goals and dreams, I have decided to change events and compete in the 200 metres. Semenya had been seen training with sprint start blocks in recent weeks, leading to speculation she would look to reinvent herself over a shorter distance.She has a personal best of 24.26 seconds in the 200m set in Feb. 2019.
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