has fluctuated between glory, controversy and injury, Christine Ohuruogu last night silenced her doubters with a silver medal in the 400m final.
Ohuruogu was Britain's only reigning track and field Olympic champion coming into London 2012 but had only showed glimpses of her previously imperious form heading into the Games.
The former world champion stormed to victory in the Beijing 400m final with one of her trademark late surges to beat her long-time rival, Sanya Richards-Ross. had suffered from injuries and poor form and was forced to surrender her world title in 2009 to Richards-Ross and was disqualified at the World Championships last year after a false start.
The 28-year-old reached last night's final with a season's best time of 50.22 seconds and produced another late surge to take her into second place just 10 metres from the finish line, with Richards-Ross winning in 49.55sec."I was stunned, I was heartbroken actually," said Ohuruogu. "To lose your title like that was tough. Tanya is a worthy competitor though.
