Caster Semenya vs Serena Williams at Laureus Sports Awards

Olympic and world 800-metre champion Caster Semenya is South Africa's only nominee for the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards, and she goes up against Garbiñe Muguruza and an all-American quartet of Serena Williams, Allyson Felix, Katie Ledecky, and Mikaela Shiffrin.

Olympic and world 800-metre champion Caster Semenya is South Africa's only nominee for the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards. Semenya is up for honors in the World Sportswoman of the Year category and is up against Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza and an all-American quartet of Australian Open champion Serena Williams, 16-time world athletics championship medalist Allyson Felix, 19-year-old swimming sensation Katie Ledecky, and overall World Cup champion skier Mikaela Shiffrin.

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