Caster Semenya runs 2:02.41 in second race, by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder

Caster Semenya, 2009 WC, Berlin, photo by PhotoRun.net.

Caster Semenya has run her second race since her return to racing
after the IAAF release allowing her to race once again. She ran 2:04 in
her first race. In her second, Caster won once again, racing in Finland,
running 2:02.41….

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Semenya faster 2:02.41

LAPINLAHTI (FIN,
Jul 18): Caster Semenya was on Sunday faster in comparison to her first
meet after long break on Wednesday. She won in 2:02.41 at Savo Games in
Lapinlahti, Finland beating the next competitor by nearly two seconds.
Second was Sofia Oberg of Sweden in 2:04.27. For Semenya this is 6th
fastest time of her career. Her next races might come in August in
Europe, media already informed about possibility in London at Samsung
Diamond League Aviva Grand Prix meet. Her main goal this season would
be Commonwealth Games in India.

Author

Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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