Athletics - Women's 800 meters - Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League - Olympic stadium, Rome, Italy 02/06/2016 - South Africa Caster Semenya celebrates. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
(Reuters) - South Africa's Caster Semenya coasted to victory in the 800 metres at the Monaco Diamond League in a world leading and personal best time on Friday to underline her status as a heavy favourite for next month's Rio Olympics.
On a subdued evening in Monaco following Thursday's Bastille Day attack in nearby Nice, Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers won the women's 100m while there was a surprise triumph in the men's 1500m as Kenya's Ronald Kwemoi beat Olympic champions Taoufik Makhloufi, Mo Farah and Asbel Kiprop.
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