Americans Richards, Jones blow leads at Olympics (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Tue, 08/19/2008 - 2:16pm

United States' LoLo Jones, center, stumbles after hitting a hurdle in the final of the women's 100-meter hurdles during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - It was theirs to lose, and they did. Sanya Richards led in the stretch but was outrun to the finish in the 400 meters, Lolo Jones clipped the ninth of 10 barriers in the 100-meter hurdles Tuesday night — and just like that, two of America's top runners let Olympic gold medals slip away.



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