WATCH! Somizi gets behind #CasterSemenyaDay
As Caster Semenya prepares to run in the 800m qualifying heats at the Rio Olympics this afternoon controversy continues to surround her participation at the games.
Caster was celebrated as a golden girl of South African athletics as a junior athlete‚ before riding into a storm of controversy when she was labelled inter-sex.
After a slump in form‚ she reclaimed her motivation and resumed training under a new coach. Now she’s running the best times of her life and ready to take on her rivals at the Rio Olympics.
Her participation in the games has sparked major controversy but South Africans have rallied behind her. As she prepares to run in the qualifying heats this afternoon, Somizi is just one of the more high-profile celebrities backing the athlete.