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London 2012 athletes to receive gold medals in Paris after Russian doping scandal

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There’s no making up for what Olympic hurdler Lashinda Demus lost on the day she finished .07 seconds behind a Russian opponent who, everyone found out later, was doping.

What the American 400-metre hurdles champion will get is a great day under the Eiffel Tower where she’ll be presented with the gold medal she was denied 12 years ago at London 2012

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