LeBron jets to Germany to watch Caster compete

Cape Town - American basketball star LeBron James travelled to Berlin, Germany on Sunday to watch South African athlete Caster Semenya compete.

Semenya did not disappoint in front of the NBA superstar as she won the women’s 1 000m at the IAAF World Challenge Meeting.

James, who is a superstar for NBA outfit Los Angeles Lakers, met Semenya afterwards and also posed for a picture with the South African athletics star.

Semenya took to Twitter, saying James had made her year by turning up.

When the greatness meet up ???. You just made my year for showing up to watch me race. This is too much #striveforgreatness pic.twitter.com/h3Gle8R3GT

— Caster Semenya (@caster800m) September 3, 2018

Semenya covered the two-and-a-half lap race in 2:30.70 and in the process broke her own national 1 000m record of 2:31.01 which she clocked in Rabat, Morocco in July.

Short flight to Berlin, @kingjames first stop was the ISTAF Berlin to see @castersemenya800m run 1000m and also to see the native of Berlin, Robert Harrington in his final career event. @nike @uninterrupted #morethananathlete #nikeworldtour2018 #striveforgreatness

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Levels! When @KingJames flies into Berlin to watch our gem @caster800m ???????? pic.twitter.com/5ORJBnqmsh

— Siyabonga Beyile (@SiyaBeyile) September 3, 2018