married to longtime girlfriend Violet Ledile Raseboya. The two tied the knot in a traditional wedding ceremony in their home province of Limpopo. In an interview with the Sunday Times earlier this year, Semenya said, “I just got married a few months ago. With the support I get from my training partners, my wife, coach, fellow South Africans and the support system at the university, there’s no way you can’t be happy.” Semenya and Raseboya have known one another since they were teenagers, and while Semenya has been in Rio, her wife has been rooting her on via Instagram"