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Semenya to Carry South Africa’s Flag at Olympics

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Semenya to Carry South Africa's Flag at Olympics
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 18, 2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/sports/olympics/caster-semenya-to-carry-south-africas-flag-at-olympics.html?_r=1

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Caster Semenya will carry South Africa's flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.

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The 21-year-old Semenya will carry the flag at next Friday's opening ceremony in her first Olympics, three years after she was embroiled in a gender-test controversy that threatened her career and sidelined her from competition for nearly a year.
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