South Africa's Caster Semenya holding her national flag after winning the athletics women's 1500m final during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast on Tuesday — AFP GOLD COAST, Australia, Apr 10 (Reuters): South African flag-bearer Caster Semenya powered to the 1,500-metre title at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, keeping her bid for a golden double at the Gold Coast intact.
Semenya, the 800m Olympic and world champion, bided her time before burning away from the modest field 300-metre before the line to post a Games record time of four minutes and 0.72 seconds on a soggy track at Carrara Stadium.
Semenya, who will also bid for gold in the 800m, left Kenya's silver medalist Beatrice Chepkoech (4:03:09) in her wake, with Wales Melissa Courtney taking the bronze.
Semenya's gold continued a proud Games for South Africa on the track, following Akani Simbine's 100m gold when he upstaged Jamaica's Yohan Blake on Monday.
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