Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The Women’s 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 51.55 s (A standard) and 52.35 s (B standard).Favourites for the event included Sanya Richards-Ross and the reigning world champion Christine Ohuruogu. In the final Richards-Ross made a rapid start and quickly took the lead while Ohuruogu ran a more even-paced race but was well down the field entering the final straight.
