Which other athlete, along with the South African middle-distance runner and 2016 gold medalist, created controversy at the 2009 African Junior Athletic Championships?
2009 African Junior Athletics Championships The 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships were held in Bambous, Mauritius from 30 July to 2 August. There were 40 events in total, of which 20 were contested by male athletes and 20 by female athletes. Multiple gold medallists Caster Semenya and Amaka Ogoegbunam broke championships records, but also created controversy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics later that year. Semenya was asked to take a gender test and Ogoegbunam tested positive for anabolic steroids.
Cosmas Rono Kipkorir Cosmas Rono Kipkorir (born 12 December 1984) is a male Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. At age category level, he was the silver medallist in the event at the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2001 and the gold medallist at the 2003 African Junior Athletics Championships.