South Africans Rally Behind Semenya as Her Bid for Gold Starts Today
South Africans have come out in strong support of Caster Semenya as her bid for gold begins today in the Women’s 800m heats at the Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. She is in Heat 2 which begins at 16:02 (4.02pm) South African time. The semi-finals are on Friday at 02:15 and the final is on […]
South Africans have come out in strong support of Caster Semenya as her bid for gold begins today in the Women’s 800m heats at the Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. She is in Heat 2 which begins at 16:02 (4.02pm) South African time.
The semi-finals are on Friday at 02:15 and the final is on Sunday at the same time.
Using the hashtag #Caster4Gold, here are some of the local tweets for the South African athlete:
SA is behind @caster800m all the way. #Caster4Gold #CasterSemenya #Rio2016 #RioOlympics2016 #CasterIsMokgadi pic.twitter.com/DFSFDFTOpD
— DIRCO South Africa (@DIRCO_ZA) August 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/FOXAfrica/status/765835639396921344
All the best @caster800m ahead of your race, may your years of preparation pay off. #TeamSA #Caster4Gold. pic.twitter.com/6nUlemM8Ex
— @Brand_SA (@Brand_SA) August 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/nyaki_merafe/status/765819827290189824
https://twitter.com/thetruesherif/status/765894098968518656
From KZN to you in Rio with love @caster800m #Caster4Gold pic.twitter.com/bQ01J2nY7F
— East Coast Radio (@ecr9495) August 17, 2016
Can not be more pumped for Caster's race. Don't you dare miss it! #Caster4Gold #HandsOffCaster pic.twitter.com/U1Lqhkh93Y
— Anne Hirsch (@Anne_Hirsch) August 17, 2016
To current W800m WR holder (not questioned) JG has a track for yo saturday 20th, ULIBAMBE LINGATSHONI #Caster4Gold pic.twitter.com/WtApwtfumh
— Baphiwe (@BapiRu) August 17, 2016
#Caster4Gold "@Zalebs: This image pretty much sums it up.CasterSemenyaForGold https://t.co/sYYcuZRHFW pic.twitter.com/ErG1ldG4j7"
— Odirile_Mafatshe (@Odi_Mafatshe) August 17, 2016
Today our #WCW is Caster Semenya who will be going for gold today at 15h55. #TeamSARise! #Caster4Gold #RSA pic.twitter.com/Kwo4kO8YX4
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) August 17, 2016
We're 100% behind #Caster4Gold. You can go for Gold,sign up & #RunForNature at @CTMarathon https://t.co/bj8gxoHhZ6 pic.twitter.com/5oStdqCZD6
— WWF South Africa (@WWFSouthAfrica) August 17, 2016