London 2012 Olympics: former 800 metres world champion Caster Semenya qualifies for the Games Semenya first ran under the required Olympic time at last year's World Championships in South Korea as she claimed silver. She had struggled early this season, failing to break two minutes in her opening two races, but after breaking the mark for a second time tonight is now focused on Olympic gold. I have to win a gold [at the Olympics]. That's what I want," she said. My dream is to win the Olympics and that's my plan. I feel OK because now I can run good races again, run faster. Qualifying for the Olympics, it's a good step forward.