Semenya hands her gold medal to her wife after arriving from Rio

(Right) Violet Raseboya, Caster Semenya's Wife. (Left) Kenya's Margaret Nyairera Wambui (L) and South Africa's Caster Semenya compete in the Women's 800m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 20, 2016. / AFP PHOTO

South Africa's Olympic medallists including track star Caster Semenya received a heroes welcome - and handed her gold medal to her adoring wife when they arrived from the Games in Brazil.

Hundreds of people gathered at Johannesburg's main airport cheered for the team which received a total of 10 medals, with gold from Wayde Van Niekerk for his world record setting 400- metres race.