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SUM WARNS SEMENYA: Former world champ and Nyairera say South African will not have it easy in Rio

800m runner Eunice Sum and 5000metre's Mercy Cherono in training session ahead of Rio Olympics 2016 at Kipchoge Stadium, in Eldoret , Uasin Gishu County on July 20, 2016.[PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]

South Africa’s Caster Semenya looks a shoe-in for a gold in the 800m at the forthcoming Olympic Games.

The strongly-built South African has been unbeatable this season in the IAAF Diamond League circuit and many Kenyans are worried that the likes of Eunice Sum and Margaret Nyairera will not have a chance in Brazil.

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