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Caster Semenya ties the knot with girlfriend
08 Dec 2015 at 13:53hrs | Views
Caster Semenya walked down the aisle with her long time girlfriend in a traditional ceremony on Sunday.
Daily Sun reported that the ceremony took place at her partner, Violet Raseboya's home at Ga-Mokgopo village in Dikgale area outside Polokwane in Limpopo.
According to a family member who didn't want to be named Caster sent her people to ask for Raseboya's hand in marriage sometime last year and part of the lobola was paid then.
"On Sunday her family came to finish paying the lobola and also to celebrate their union traditionally," said the source.
Villagers says that it was their first time seeing a same sex wedding in their village and it was their favourite athlete.
"We were told that only close friends and relatives where invited but we went there anyway to see for ourselves" they said.
Daily Sun tried to call Caster for a comment and a man who identified himself as cousin Matsobane Semenya said that Caster didn't want to talk about her marriage to the media.
"Yes the celebration happened on Sunday but it's a family matter so we won't be discussing it with the media, "said Matsobane before hanging up.
Daily Sun reported that the ceremony took place at her partner, Violet Raseboya's home at Ga-Mokgopo village in Dikgale area outside Polokwane in Limpopo.
According to a family member who didn't want to be named Caster sent her people to ask for Raseboya's hand in marriage sometime last year and part of the lobola was paid then.
"On Sunday her family came to finish paying the lobola and also to celebrate their union traditionally," said the source.
Villagers says that it was their first time seeing a same sex wedding in their village and it was their favourite athlete.
"We were told that only close friends and relatives where invited but we went there anyway to see for ourselves" they said.
Daily Sun tried to call Caster for a comment and a man who identified himself as cousin Matsobane Semenya said that Caster didn't want to talk about her marriage to the media.
"Yes the celebration happened on Sunday but it's a family matter so we won't be discussing it with the media, "said Matsobane before hanging up.
Source - Daily Sun
