IOC finally makes US hurdler a 2012 Olympics champion

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — American runner Lashinda Demus has officially become an Olympic champion at the age of 40 and more than a decade after the 2012 London Games. The International Olympic Committee has formally reallocated Demus the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles. The original winner was Natalya Antyukh of Russia who was later implicated in doping. On the London track on Aug. 8, 2012, Demus finished 0.07 seconds behind Antyukh. Track’s Athletics Integrity Unit used historical evidence recovered from a Moscow testing laboratory database to strip Antyukh of all her results from July 2012 through June 2013.