Semenya ready to run in New Delhi

Caster Semenya, the women’s 800 metres world champion, has been named in South Africa’s Commonwealth Games squad.

Semenya has made just three competitive appearances since being cleared to race by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) after a series of gender verification tests.

The 19-year-old has won each of her comeback races, although her best time – one minute 59.90 seconds at a World Challenge event in Berlin on Sunday – was still short of her 1:55.45 at the world championships on the same track last year.

“I’m very happy to see the return of Caster Semenya to duty for South Africa,” said Gideon Sam, president of the South African Olympic Committee.

The Commonwealth Games take place in New Delhi in October.