HELSINKI (AP):

Caster Semenya will make her comeback at the Lappeenranta Games on July 15, her manager, Jukka Harkonen, said yesterday.

"She is really looking forward to the competition but is not expecting anything great," Harkonen said. "She's in the middle of her training right now, but needs the experience of competing again."

Semenya, who has not raced competitively since winning the 800-metre world title in Berlin in August 2009, was cleared to return on Tuesday by the International Association of Athletics Federations. That ended an 11-month stalemate over her status following gender verification tests and means she can continue running as a woman.

Later, the 19-year-old Semenya appeared relaxed and happy as she trained with a group of young athletes on a grass track at her regular base at the High Performance Center in South Africa's capital, Pretoria. Semenya laughed and joked with fellow runners as they performed stretches and warm-up exercises.