Caster Semenya won the women’s 800m heat with ease on Wednesday afternoon booking her place in the semis.
The 25-year-old finished in a time of 1:59.04.
Before the race, the #Caster4Gold tag started trending on Twitter as encouragement for the middle distance runner.
She made it look so effortless. Sithi Salute as she gets ready for her final 800m run.#Caster4Gold #TeamSA https://t.co/P48al9sKKy
— @Brand_SA (@Brand_SA) August 17, 2016
Semenya is a favourite to win the women’s 800m finals that are set to take place on Saturday.
She earned silver in 2012 London Olympics women’s 800m race.
Done did it effortlessly!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 #Caster4Gold #Rio2016 https://t.co/e6Mp62UMzi
— Zenande Ngedle (@mama_ka_Daisy) August 17, 2016
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