Sanya Richards-Ross, one of the stars of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field team, lived up to her massive potential and captured the gold medal in the finals of the 400m dash. Richards-Ross stormed ahead of the field after letting her competitors ahead of her for the first 250 meters or so. It was the first individual gold medal for Richards-Ross and Team USA's first track gold medal of the 2012 London Olympics.
Richards-Ross, who won bronze in the 400 at Beijing, beat the defending Olympic champ, Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu, 49.55 to 49.70. American DeeDee Trotter, who was leading with less than 100 meters to go before Richards-Ross and Ohuruogu overtook her, finished with the bronze medal.
Richards-Ross was joined after the race by her husband Aaron Ross, a cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who was allowed to skip a part of training camp to cheer on his wife.
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