Update: Demus, Richardson Win Silver Medals in London
Lashinda Demus and Jason Richardson, former Gamecock track stars, won silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Update, 6:12 p.m.: Former University of South Carolina track athletes Lashinda Demus and Jason Richardson won silver medals at the Olympics in London. Demus finished the final women's 400-meter hurdles in second place behind Antyukh Natalya of Russia with a time of 52.77 — just .07 of a second behind Natalya. Richardson won a silver medal in the men's 110-meter hurdles, coming in second to fellow American Aries Merritt. Richardson finished with a time of 13.04 in his first Olympic Games. Original, 1:46 p.m.: Two former University of South Carolina Gamecoks are going for gold today at the Olympics Games in London. Lashinda Demus and Jason Richardson have advanced in their respective hurdling events — Demus competes in the final round of …
