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If you are keen and have queries, please contact Coach Rameshon at 9100 4369 or you can email him at m.rameshon@gmail.com or swift.rameshon@gmail.com. Please refer to website http://flexifitness.com.sg (for more information on him and his programmes)
By Rameshon
Bsc (Hons) Degree in Physical Education, Loughborough University (1992-1994)
Masters in Education (University of Western Australia, 2005-2008)
Semenya - 20 Year Old South African winning the 800m Grand Prix 2011 at Dakar, 28/05/2011
Video 1 - Semenya doing a 1min 55.45sec in Berlin 800m for Women (2009)
Caster Semenya, a South African by origin, a world reigning champion, who recently had been cleared from gender dispute, ran her fastest time, 2min 01.77sec and won the women's 800 meters race in the IAAF World Challenge Dakar Grand Prix held in Senegal on Saturday, 28/05/2011.
Semenya dominated the race from start till the end in her first international race for this year. Her timing was more than half a second faster than her previous best set this year.
The 20-year-old Semenya is believed to do a better time in Daegu, South Korea, which is predicted to fall on August 2011. Semenya did 2 min 01.77sec and ran the provincial meet in South Africa held in March, this year. Her personal best time is 1 min 55.45sec, which she may be looking forward to bettering it over time. She looks set to go below 2 min this year. Next weekend she is running the Prefontaine Classic in USA, Eugene, Oregon.
Since her gender controversy that sidelined her for some time has been cleared, she can now run peacefully and run under women category. Semenya had a niggling back injury in the past toward the end of the season of her 2010 season which caused her to miss the Commonwealth Games. She is much fitter now, judging on her progressive performance recently, coming with a season-best time in the world this year.
Video 2 - Clearing of her gender issue.
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By Narayanan
Rameshon has taught in Hwa Chong Institution, plus several schools, and Republic Polytechnic as well. He has won many accolades and he was awarded Merit Award for 1991 marathon performance in breaking the national record of Singapore, at that time. He has made 22 male athletes do a marathon in sub-3hrs. He has made 7 female runners do sub-4 hours for the marathon, as well. He was inducted to the ‘Roll of Honour’ by the then College of Physical Education, organised by Singapore Olympic Academy, in 1998, for breaking the National record repeatedly 4 times, till he did 2hr 24min 22sec).
He also has a Coaching group and he trains them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7pm at Botanic Gardens. Those interested can call him at 91004369 for coaching assistance, to improve performance. There is also personal training that he does for many in a week. You can e-mail him at swift.rameshon@gmail.com.
