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"It's two races, so there's nothing I can do, there's nothing
anyone else can do, it's out of our control," Sharp told British
media after the 25-year-old finished fourth in a Diamond League
race in Birmingham on Sunday.
"I know I can run faster than what I've already run but I can't
control what other people do," the 2012 European champion added.
Semenya was subject to gender testing after winning gold at the
World Championships 2009 in Berlin and was then required to take
hormones to lower her abnormally high testosterone levels.
However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned
that ruling last year and the 25-year-old has since become a
strong favorite for gold in Rio after setting the fastest time
of the year in Rabat, Morocco with one minute, 56.64 seconds.
Semenya is also planning to run the 400m in Brazil and won the
South African championships in a competitive 50.78 seconds in
April, making her a strong medal contender at that distance as
well.
(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; Editing by
John O'Brien)
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