Athletics Women’s 800m Final - London 2012 Olympic Games Highlights

Athletics Women’s 800m Final - Gold: Mariya Savinova (Russian Fed.) - Silver: Caster Semenya (South Africa) - Bronze: Ekaterina Poistogova (Russian Fed.). Highlights from the Olympic Park at the London 2012 Olympic Games. -- 11 August 2012 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. Wom