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South Africa’s star athlete Caster Semenya and her wife Violet Raseboya are expecting a second child. Photo: Bildbyran via ZUMA Press/RealTimeImages

Caster Semenya and wife expecting baby #2 – congratulations!

South Africa’s star athlete Caster Semenya and her wife Violet Raseboya are expecting a second child.

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South Africa’s star athlete Caster Semenya and her wife Violet Raseboya are expecting a second child. Photo: Bildbyran via ZUMA Press/RealTimeImages

South Africa’s star athlete Caster Semenya and her wife Violet Raseboya are expecting a second child.

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Caster Semenya took to social media on Thursday to write: “Ten little fingers, ten little toes. With love and grace, our family grows. This precious soul that God decided to bless us with. We all can’t wait to meet YOU!”

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It will be the second child for the couple who tied the knot in December 2015.

Caster Semenya, now 30, is a two-time Olympic gold medal winner having triumphed in the 800m at both the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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She will not however be competing at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics having failed to qualify for the 5 000m which she turned her attention to having been barred from competing in events between 400m and the mile after refusing to take medication to suppress her testosterone levels.

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Earlier this month Semenya and Raseboya celebrated their daughter Ora Semenya’s second birthday with videos and pictures they both shared on Instagram.