Gb Relay Team Receive Gold Medals 28 Years Late

Great Britain's men's 4x400m relay squad from nan 1997 World Athletics Championships person received their golden medals 28 years later.

Roger Black, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch and Mark Richardson – positive Mark Hylton, who ran successful nan heats – vanished 2nd to nan USA astatine nan event, which was held successful Athens.

But nan Americans were later stripped of nan title arsenic a consequence of an anti-doping usurpation by squad personnel Antonio Pettigrew.

That saw nan British line-up upgraded to world champions, pinch Englishmen Black, Richardson and Hylton positive Welsh duo Thomas and Baulch belatedly presented pinch golden medals astatine Saturday's Diamond League gathering astatine a sold-out London Stadium.

"We're proud to beryllium capable to springiness these athletes their infinitesimal successful beforehand of a location crowd," said Cherry Alexander, UK Athletics' strategical lead for awesome events.

"It's a chance to recognise not conscionable their talent, but nan values they stood for. This badge intends moreover much because of really agelong they've waited for it."