Semenya lost her case against the IAAF at the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) last yearSouth Africa sprinter Anaso Jobodwana has said that the postponement of the Olympics to next year may be a blessing in disguise for two-time Olympic 800m gold medallist Caster Semenya as she will get more time to fight her case. Instead, she has now decided to turn her attention to a distance that does not fall under the regulations. Quoted in sport24.co.za, her compatriot Jobodwana said that subsequent postponement of the Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus outbreak has come as a blessing in disguise for her. It would be very, very weird not to have Caster at the Olympics, honestly. South Africa sprinter Anaso Jobodwana"At my first Olympics (London 2012) she was there and I was so star-struck.

Source: Standard Digital May 05, 2020 18:40 UTC