Natalya Antyukh ( RUS) Wins 400m Hurdles Gold London 2012 Olympics

Subscribe to olympics: The Russian Federation s Natalya Antyukh wins the gold medal in the women s 400m hurdles event in the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Games (8 August). Antyukh was followed by Lashinda Demus (USA) winning silver and Zuzana Hejnova (CZE) claiming bronze. Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world. This popularity was also strengthened by the creation of the IAAF in 1912. Women s events appeared for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, while the men s programme was standardised as of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Although at the beginning women were authorised to participate in only some events, today their programme is almost identical to that of the men. , Be