xxxxxxxxxxx of Sunday, 21 August 2016Source: BBCRio Olympics 2016: Caster Semenya wins 800m gold for South AfricaSouth Africa's Caster Semenya won Olympic gold in the 800m but Great Britain's Lynsey Sharp missed out on a medal as she finished sixth. Semenya set a new national record to win in one minute 55.28 seconds and finish well clear of silver medallist Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi. Kenya's Margaret Nyairera Wambui took the bronze medal, while Scot Sharp set a new personal best of 1:57:69. Semenya, 25, has now won two Olympic medals, after a silver at London 2012. Four years on, Semenya finished more than a second clear of Niyonsaba to take the title.

Source: CameroonWeb August 21, 2016 11:57 UTC