CasterSemenyabroketheSouthAfrican1,000meterrecordonMarch8thathadstoodfor35years,whilecompetingattheAthletixGrandPrixmeetingheldattheUniversityofPretoriainTshwane,SouthAfrica.Semenyawontheraceinatimeof2:35.44,beatingtheoldrecordsetin1983byIlzeWicksellbyalmosttwoseconds.TheOlympicgoldmedalistwasfollowedbyWinnieNanyondoandHalimahNakaayiofUganda.SemenyaispartoftheSouthAfricanteamthatwillcompeteinthe2018CommonwealthGamesfromApril4to15attheGoldCoastinAustralia.
2018L鈥橭real-UNESCOWomeninScienceLaureate
ChinesescientistMeeMannChangmadethelistoffivelaureatesofthe2018L鈥橭real-UNESCOWomeninScienceAwards,aninitiativetopromotegreatergenderequalityinscience,theUNagencysaidonMarch8inacommuniqu茅.
Thisyear,theUNESCOrecognizedfiveexceptionalfemalescientists,includingChang.
Shewasnominatedfor鈥渉erpioneeringworkonfossilrecordsleadingtoinsightsonhowaquaticvertebratesadaptedtolifeandland,鈥漊NESCOsaidinastatement.