This afternoon the International Association of Athletics Associations (IAAF) communicated the official status of Ms Mokgadi Caster Semenya in athletics. The President of the IAAF, Mr Lamine Diack and his Executive Assistant, Mr Sheikh Thiara announced over the phone: “Ms Semenya is cleared to run again.”
This is great news for Caster and all of us. We in the department wish to thank one and all for heeding our request to observe issues of confidentiality in this matter. We thank each individual for their remarkable support to our golden girl.
Above all, we thank Caster for her patience and resilience. We thank her family and coach for their unfailing support.
Now Caster’s future is in her hands. We wish her well in her career.
It is certainly exciting to be South African.
Enquiries:
Pierre Coetzee
Cell: 083 640 5818
Lerato Mogorosi
Cell: 083 545 2411
