Caster Semenya: Gender test behind her, an Olympic silver will do

For Semenya, who crossed in 1:57.23, the silver is a repeat finish of the 2011 World Championships. Semenya is the runner who was overwhelmed by controversy in 2009, when after her gold medal at the World Championships in this very event, the 800,

South Africa's Caster Semenya competes in a women's 800-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner). LONDON

LONDON (AP) – Caster Semenya knew she had blown it by starting out too slowly in her first Olympic final. Continue reading. She knew her coach was going to criticize her. Based on her experience over the last three, difficult years, she also expected

The moment nears when "controversial" Caster Semenya steps onto the London track for her historic try in the women's 800-meter final. She placed first in the semifinals on Thursday and is in prime

South Africa's Caster Semenya, the subject of an IAAF investigation in 2009, qualified third for the women's 800- meters semifinals in her Olympic debut on Wednesday.

McKayla Maroney Falls In Olympic Vault Final, Settles For Silver Medal (PHOTOS)

McKayla Maroney is widely considered the best female gymnast in the world on the vault. Just ask her coach. Before the women's vault, U.S. coach Martha Karolyi was quite clear. "She's the best," Karolyi told The Associated Press. Over the long run

McKayla Maroney fails to land her dismount in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Vault final on Day 9 of the 2012 Summer Olympics at North Greenwich Arena on Sunday (August 5) in London, England. The 16-year-old

McKayla Maroney is an adorable, sixteen-year-old girl who just so happens to be far and away the best vaulter in the world. Not a bad spot to be in before.

usian-bolt-100m.jpg. Image Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images. I hope you buckled up, kids. We had five hours of Olympics last night. By which I mean as much Michael Phelps as could possibly have been justified considering his career officially

On Sunday she sat with her teammates in the stands as they cheered on McKayla Maroney, who everyone expected to win gold in the vault. But, Maroney had an uncharacteristic error, sitting down on her second vault, which earned her a silver medal.