South Africa: Caster - It's a Pity I Missed Out On Budd's Record

In windy conditions, South African middle-distance star, Caster Semenya , gave the 34-year-old South African 1 500m record a good scare at the third and final Athletix Grand Prix Series meeting in Paarl on Thursday.

Semenya crossed the line in 4:02.50, just 0.70 seconds off the record (4:01.80) set by Zola Budd in Port Elizabeth in 1984.

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