Rovereto - World champion Caster Semenya has finished a surprising ninth in the 800m at the Palio della Quercia meet.
In her fifth race following an 11-month gender dispute, the South African clocked a dismal 2 minutes, 7.16 seconds at the meet in northern Italy.
Elisa Cusma Piccione of Italy, who openly questioned Semenya's gender at last year's worlds in Berlin, won in 2:00.37.
It's Semenya's second consecutive loss after she placed third at the Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday.
Despite the loss in Brussels, Semenya still clocked 1 minute, 59.66 seconds - the fastest time of her comeback.
This time she was nowhere close to victory.