Semenya Bids for 5,000 Meters Slot at Tokyo Olympics

South Africa's Caster Semenya is seen before the women's 800 meters during the IAAF Diamond League event at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on May 3, 2019. Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters

CAPE TOWN—Caster Semenya, denied an opportunity to win a third successive Olympic 800 meters gold, will on Friday attempt to qualify for the Tokyo Games over 5,000 meters.

Semenya will run in a meeting in Durban where she must dramatically improve her personal best over the distance to be able to go to the Olympics in two month’s time.