Caster Semenya interview: 'I am the greatest that has ever done it'

'That’s what I’ll be remembered for: being great, my talents. I feel unapologetic (about them) and I want people to remember the greatness,' said the 31-year-old.

GREATEST: 4th July 2022 Caster Semenya, South African middle distance runner and winner of Olympic gold who is competing at the Cork City Sports at MTU Tuesday evening. Picture; Eddie O’Hare

Let’s start at the finish, with the last question I put to Caster Semenya: When the time comes for the two-time Olympic 800m champion to hang up her spikes, how does she think the world will remember her career?

“I am the greatest that has ever done it,” she says. “That’s what I’ll be remembered for: being great, my talents. I feel unapologetic (about them) and I want people to remember the greatness.”