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Semenya out of Commonwealth Games

ESPN staff
September 28, 2010
Caster Semenya returned to action in July © Getty Images
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South African athlete Caster Semenya is to miss the Commonwealth Games in India because of a back injury.

The world 800 metres champion returned to action in July following 11 months on the sidelines in the wake of gender tests.

She will not be able to lay down a marker to her rivals by claiming gold in Delhi however, after an MRI scan confirmed the back problem.

"It would serve no purpose to have an athlete in Delhi who was struggling with any sort of injury that would compromise performance," said South Africa's team doctor Shuaib Manjra.

"It is our medical view that physically and emotionally she would not be capable of doing justice to her talent at an event of this magnitude."

The Games, which have been blighted by fears about health and safety, run from October 3-14.

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