Still Too Fast: Caster Semenya Arrested for Speeding

South African long distance athlete Caster Semenya is on her way to winning the 5,000 meters at the South African national championships in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 15, 2021. Christiaan Kotze/AP Photo

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Olympic champion Caster Semenya was sentenced to 50 hours of community service for speeding while driving in South Africa, prosecutors said Wednesday.

The runner was arrested last Thursday and released on $35 bail, the National Prosecuting Authority said in a statement to The Associated Press.