The World 800m champion Caster Semenya has been included in the South African squad of 147 athletes for the 19th Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi, India from October 3-14 2010.
The 19-year-old has made a winning return to competition with two victories in low-key meets in Finland before ducking under the two-minute barrier with a 1:59.50 finish at the ISTAF - IAAF World Challenge meet in Berlin last week.
Her time was still well down on the 1:55.45 she clocked to take World championships gold medal in the same Olympic Stadium last year, but South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC) President Gideon Sam is convinced Semenya will be ready to compete in Delhi.
"I'm very happy to see the return of Caster Semenya to duty for South Africa," said Sam.
"We have observed her progress closely since the IAAF cleared her to run and it's good to hear her say that she's focusing all her efforts on the Commonwealth.
"The fact that she's unbeaten in her three races thus far and has improved her time on each occasion is good news for our medal effort in Delhi."
Semenya was cleared to compete last month when an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ban, imposed following a urine sample which revealed unusually high levels of testosterone after winning gold last year, was lifted.
Eleven athletes were named today and apart from Semenya also includes world 800m men's champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Olympic long jump silver medallist Khotso Mokoena and Commonwealth champions Elizna Naude (discus), Sunette Viljoen (javelin) and LJ van Zyl (400m hurdles).
Full team list:
Athletics:
Elizna Naude, Justine Robbeson, Caster Semenya, Sunette Viljoen, Chris Harmse, Simon Magakwe, Khotso Mokoena, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Cheyne Rahme, Tumelo Thagane, LJ Van Zyl
Manager: Motlatsi Kekabele.
Coaches: Brandan Du Plessis, Carl Preller
Para-athletes: Samkelo Radebe, David Roos
Manager/coach: Jacobus Matthyser
Cycling:
Bernard Esterhuizen
Para powerlifting:
Johannes Matthysen, Evgeni Niklaevich.
Manager/coach: Rodney Anthony
Rugby Sevens: Cecil Afrika, Ryno Benjamin, Bernardo Botha, Kyle Brown, Renfred Dazel, Branco du Preez, Christopher Dry, MJ Mentz, Chase Minnaar, Lubabalo Mtembu, Johannes Prinsloo, Sibusiso Sithole
Manager: Sebastien Prim. Coach: Paul Treu. Assistant coach: Allan Temple-Jones
Swimming:
Jean Basson, Graeme Moore, Sebastien Rousseau, Charl van Zyl
Manager: Laura Postma. Coaches: Graham Hill, Pierre de Roubaix, Cedric Finch, Dean Price
General team management
Chef de Mission: Patience Shikwambana
Manager (Logistics): Isaac Mdaka
Manager (Athlete Services): Jean Kelly
Administration: Jabu Malindi, Zandile Monyadi, Thiru Mundree, Jameson Seale, Sonja Grobler, Kayalethu Majeke
Rest of the team announced earlier
Aquatics:
Wendy Trott, Heerden Herman, Chad le Clos, Gideon Louw, Mark Randall, Roland Schoeman, Riaan Schoeman, Darian Townsend, Cameron van der Burgh. Para Swim: Natalie Du Toit
Archery:
Jorina Coetzee, Nico Benade, Septimus Cilliers, Jacobus de Wet
Manager/coach: Barbara Manning
Boxing:
Papish Baloyi, Siphiwe Lusizi, Masana Manganyi, Lebogang Pilane
Manager: Peter Armstrong. Coach: Nkosinathi Hlatshwayo
Cycling:
Robyn de Groot, Ashleigh Moolman, Anriette Schoeman, Carla Swart, Cherise Taylor, Marissa van der Merwe, Dean Edwards, Robert Hunter, Daryl Impey, Darren Lill, Jay Thompson, Christoff van Heerden, Jaco Venter
Manager/coach: Barry Austin. Coach: George Cornelissen. Mechanic: Melvin Claassen
Gymnastics:
Ashleigh Heldsinger, Jennifer Khwela, Sibongile Mjekula
Manager/coach: Julie Adamson-Schurmann. Coach: Tatiana Lavrentchouk
Hockey (women):
Tarryn Bright, Dirkie Chamberlain, Lisa-Marie Deetliefs, Farah Fredericks, Lesle-Ann George, Kim Hubach, Marcelle Keet, Kelly Madsen, Vuyisanani Mangisa, Marsha Marescia, Mariette Rix, Lenise Marais, Kathleen Taylor, Nicolene Terblanche, Roxanne Turner, Jennifer Wilson. Manager: Luntu Ntloko
Coach: Giles Bonnett. Assistant coach: Fabian Gregory. Technical official: Lindsay Wright
Hockey (men):
Brendan Botes, Gareth Carr, Tim Drummond, Ian Haley, Rhett Halkett, Thomas Hammond, Marvin Harper, Julian Hykes, Lance Louw, Lloyd Madsen, Lloyd Norris-Jones, Wade Paton, Taine Paton, Erasmus Pieterse, Justin Reid-Ross, Austin Smith
Manager: Anton van Rooyen. Coach: Gregg Clark. Assistant coach: David Viney. Technical official: Moabi Malebye
Lawn bowls:
Tracy-Lee Botha, Helen Grundlingh, Susan Nel, Colleen Piketh, Brunhilda Roussouw, Susanna Steyn, Shaun Addinall, Gerry Baker, Bobby Donnelly, Johan du Plessis, Wayne Perry, Gideon Vermeulen
Manager: Ron Weddell. Coach: Theunis Fraser. Coach: Jessica Henderson
Netball:
Chrisna Botha, Erin Burger, Zukelwa Cwaba, Sindisiwe Gumede, Maryke Holtzhausen, Christene Markgraaf, Zanele Mdodane, Nthabiseng Moabi, Precious Mthembu, Amanda Mynhardt, Liezel Wium, Leigh-Ann Zackey
Manager: Marchelle Maroun. Coach: Carin Strauss. Assistant coach: Cecilia Molokwane
Shooting:
Tielman Breedt, Martin Davis, Petrus Haasbroek
Coaches: Jacob de Beer and Robert Thompson
Table Tennis:
Luke Abrahams, Theo Cogill, Kurt Lingeveldt, Itumeleng Molahloe, Shane Overmeyer
Manager/coach: Sameera Maal. Coach: Marcus Gustafsson
Wheelchair Table Tennis:
Aletta Moll
Weightlifting:
Babalwa Ndleleni, Mona Pretorius, Portia Vries
Manager/coach: Aveenash Pandoo
Wrestling:
Sonja Coetzee, Brumilda Leeuw, Mpho Madi, Zumicke Geringer, Richard Addinall, Heinrich Barnes, Bella-Lufa Hughes, Marius Loots, Gerald Meyer, Andries Schutte, Etienne van Huyssteen, Carlo van Wyk, Dean van Zyl
Manager: Sakkie Bosse. Coach: Nico Coetzee
Medical team
Doctors
Chief Medical Officer: Shuiab Manjra. Doctors: Demitri Constantinou, Jo-Anne Kirby
Physiotherapists
Chief Physiotherapist: Caren Fleishman. Physiotherapists: Megan Dutton, Tamlyn Guest, Grace Hughes, Fikile Phasha, Tanushree Pillay, Sandyh Silal, Edwin Bodha, Nhlanhla Maphanga, David van Wyk