Caster Semenya pulls away from the pack and wins gold for South Africa in the women's 800m final. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. “Excluding female athletes or endangering our health solely because of our natural abilities puts World Athletics on the wrong side of history,” Semenya told reporters. But with two-time reigning Olympic champion Caster Semenya out of the picture due to new regulations concerning testosterone levels, the women's 800m is now wide open. Stages Classification. She’s won two gold medals at the Olympics and three World titles.“The regulations compel these women to undergo medical interventions or be forced out of competition,” HRW director of global initiatives “There is no clear scientific consensus that women with naturally occurring higher-than-typical testosterone have a performance advantage in athletics,” Worden stressed. Such intervention could potentially be harmful. She finished in eighth placeSemenya took the bell towards the back of the field before easing past the rest of the field'For me, when you listen to music and have one song playing each and every time... it's been almost nine years and it's quite boring. Caster Semenya ran a world leading time of 1:55.16There was more Kenyan joy in the men's 1500m as Elijah Manangoi claimed gold in 3:33.61, ahead of team-mate Timothy Cheruiyot.Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim, the great home hope for the next Worlds in Doha in 2019, ensured he would head into that event as the defending champion by winning high jump gold with a leap of 2.35m.Dominant Croatian Sandra Perkovic took discus gold with a throw of 70.31m.The United States finished a championship in which they topped the medal table with 10 golds and 30 medals in total by winning the women's 4x400m relay, but having to settle for silver in the men's event behind Trinidad and Tobago.Victory for the women's quartet earned Allyson Felix, who ran a superb split of 48.7 on her second leg, her 17th global title. The NCAA Women's Track & Field (O) DI official home. “For these women athletes, being compelled to undergo a medical examination can be humiliating and medically unnecessary, as well as disrespectful of their rights.”In addition, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for the regulations to be revoked.Semenya also has supporters at the World Medical Association, which has asked doctors to not implement the World Athletics regulations, and questions the ethics and potential harm of requiring athletes to take hormone therapy not based on medical need. Such intervention could potentially be harmful. Women's 800 metres final - Semenya storms to gold S emenya gets a PB and SA best to win gold, well ahead of the competition (1.55.28). Francine Niyonsaba won silver. Aug 20 (Gracenote) - Olympic athletics women's 800m final result in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. So I said, go. Britain's Lynsey Sharp was the sole British runner in the final. Get Women's Track & Field (O) rankings, news, schedules and championship brackets. The ruling means Semenya‚ the Olympic 800m champion in 2012 and 2016‚ won’t be able to defend her title at the Tokyo Games next year without taking medication. It's been like this since 2009. The South African backed up her Olympic title by powering home in a personal best one minute 55.16 seconds, the fastest time in the world for nine years. She’s won two gold medals at the Olympics and three World titles.“The regulations compel these women to undergo medical interventions or be forced out of competition,” HRW director of global initiatives “There is no clear scientific consensus that women with naturally occurring higher-than-typical testosterone have a performance advantage in athletics,” Worden stressed.