Athletics: Semenya places disappointing 9th at Italian meet

Caster Semenya of South Africa competes in the Women's 800 meters at the Rovereto Athletics...
Caster Semenya of South Africa competes in the Women's 800 meters at the Rovereto Athletics meeting, Italy, Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Photo by AP.
World champion Caster Semenya has finished a surprising ninth in the 800 meters at the Palio della Quercia meet.

In her fifth race following an 11-month gender dispute, the South African clocked a dismal 2 minutes, 7.16 seconds at the meet in northern Italy.

Elisa Cusma Piccione of Italy, who openly questioned Semenya's gender at last year's worlds in Berlin, won in 2:00.37.

It's Semenya's second consecutive loss after she placed third at the Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday.

Despite the loss in Brussels, Semenya still clocked 1 minute, 59.66 seconds - the fastest time of her comeback. This time she was nowhere close to victory.

 

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