It had to be. It had to be that the one athlete who seemed to have more detractors than even drugs cheat Justin Gatlin had the last laugh - and snag the magical 10th medal for Team SA (our best haul since readmission).It had to be because, well, the new Olympic 800m champion is South African. Caster Semenya, masterful as she has become at giving her "haters" the cold shoulder, still had her back against the wall - none of her competitors for the title were willing to speak out in support of a fellow woman under severe and undue scrutiny.The international media were harsh and partisan. It seemed Semenya had nobody in her corner - indeed, even she appeared startled on Twitter in response to the subsequent #HandsoffCaster social media campaign, which her compatriots launched to exhibit their support of their golden girl.With #HandsoffCaster, everybody sang from the same hymn book."We left you to fend off the wolves by your lonesome for four years, but not this time," they told the 25-year-old.We wore our hearts on our sleeves. It was a rare insight into how powerful social media is when utilised appropriately.The build-up to Semenya's win helped conjure up memories of the 2010 soccer World Cup and the feel-good factor it brought along. She and her Team SA teammates helped bring us together, even if just for these past two weeks. Mostly, however, Semenya should be appreciated for reminding us of our resilience.Winnie Mandela spent 491 days in solitary confinement, experiencing psychological and physical torture, yet remained unwavering in her belief that the freedom of black South Africans took priority over her own life. So, too, did the 20,000 women who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956 to petition against pass laws. Caster Semenya's victory was a victory, too, for the most marginalised, including black women and queer folk, and it reminded us to dream, no matter how hopeless those dreams seem...