Which other athlete, along with the South African middle-distance runner and 2016 gold medalist, created controversy at the 2009 African Junior Athletic Championships?
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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.
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Caster Semenya Mokgadi Caster Semenya Bronze OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and 2016 Olympic gold medallist. Semenya won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 and at the 2017 World Championships in her new personal best, 1:55.16. Semenya also won silver medals at the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics, both in the 800 metres. She was the winner of the gold medal in the 800 metre event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Samuel Gathimba Samuel Ireri Gathimba (born 26 October 1987) is a Kenyan racewalking athlete. He was the 20 kilometres walk gold medallist at the African Championships in Athletics in 2016. He holds a personal best of 1:19:24 hours.
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Jacinter Shikanda Jacinter Shikanda (born 14 July 1986) is a female sprinter from Kenya. She competed in the women's 400m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She also competed in the Women's 400 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing but was disqualified in her heat.
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Christine Kalmer Christine Kalmer (born 10 February 1986) is a South African long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She competed in the women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She finished in 96th place with a time of 2:48:24.
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2016 African Cross Country Championships The 2016 African Cross Country Championships was the fourth edition of the international cross country running competition for African athletes organised by the Confederation of African Athletics. It was held on 12 March at the Yaounde Golf Club in Yaoundé, Cameroon – the first time a West African nation had hosted the event since its re-launch in 2011. There were four races on the program: 10 km for senior men, 8 km for senior women, 7 km for junior men and 5.5 km for junior women.
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Timothy Cheruiyot Timothy Cheruiyot (born 20 November 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in the 1500 metres event.
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Charl du Toit Charl du Toit (born 26 March 1993) is a South African Paralympic sprinter competing in the T37 class. Du Toit has competed at two Summer Paralympic Games, London 2012 and Rio 2016. In the 2016 Summer Games he won gold medals in the 100 metre and 400 metre races, setting a new world record in the latter.
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Sibusiso Nzima Sibusiso Nzima (born 23 November 1986) is a South African long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
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John Litei John Litei Nkamasiai (born 2 June 1983) is a Kenyan middle distance runner. He was the bronze medalist of Men's 800 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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Deolin Mekoa Deolin Mekoa (born 10 August 1993) is a South African footballer. He represented South Africa in the football competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Abraham Chepkirwok Abraham Chepkirwok (born 18 November 1988) is an Ugandan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is the Ugandan record holder in this distance, with 1:43.72 minutes, achieved in July 2008 in Madrid. He is a World Junior Championships bronze medalist from 2006 and Olympic competitor from 2008.
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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.
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Beatrice Chepkoech Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik (born 6 July 1991) is a Kenyan distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She was also a bronze medallist over 1500 metres at the 2015 African Games.
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Viola Cheptoo Lagat Viola Cheptoo Lagat (born 13 March 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. She competed at the 2015 World Championships, 2016 World Indoor Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Anna-Emilie Møller Anna-Emilie Møller (born 28 July 1997) is a Danish athlete competing in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final. In her heat, however, she set the new national and European junior record in the event.
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Ibrahim Jeilan Ibrahim Jeilan Gashu (Amharic: ዕብራህም ጅእላን ጋሹ; born 12 June 1989) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres on the track, as well as cross country running. He is a former world champion in 10,000 metres.
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Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele (Amharic: ; born 13 June 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the current world record and Olympic record holder in both the 5,000 metre and 10,000 metre events. He took Gold in both the 10,000m and 5,000m events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics he took Gold in the 10,000m and Silver in the 5000m. He is married to Danawit Gebregziabher (m. 2007) and he has one younger brother, Tariku Bekele, who is also an accomplished world-class distance runner.
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Inês Monteiro Inês Alexandra das Neves Monteiro (born 18 May 1980) is a Portuguese athlete who competes in middle and long distance track running, as well as road running and cross country. She started out as a cross country runner, winning a silver and a gold medal at the 1998 and 1999 European junior race. She has represented Portugal at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and has competed twice at the World Championships in Athletics. She is a regular performer at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, generally finishing around 30th place.
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Hailemariyam Amare Hailemariyam Amare (born 22 February 1997) is an Ethiopian runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Hailemariyam placed 5th in the 2014 World Junior Championships. He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing twelfth in the final. He won a bronze medal at the 2015 African Games. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics but failed to reach the final. He placed 5th place in the 2016 World Challenge Beijing with a personal best time of 8:21.20.
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Richard Douma Richard Douma (born 17 April 1993 in Zaandam) is a Dutch middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. He narrowly missed a medal by finishing fourth at the 2016 European Championships.
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