US EditionBritish men’s relay team receives World Championships gold 28 years later after USA’s disqualification
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 19 – The British team received their gold medal 28 years later after the U.S. team was disqualified for doping, with 60,000 fans attending the ceremony, World Athletics said.
- On Saturday at London's Diamond League meeting, Britain's men's 4x400-meter relay team was presented with the gold medal from the 1997 World Championships after the U.S. team's disqualification.
- Following Pettigrew's 2008 admission, Antonio Pettigrew confessed to doping from 1997 to 2003, leading to the U.S. team's disqualification of its 1997 title.
- World Athletics president Seb Coe presented medals to Roger Black, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson and Mark Hylton, while a sellout crowd of 60,000 stood for a belated national anthem.
- Reacting to the ceremony, Cherry Alexander said, highlighting the ceremony's significance.
- Looking ahead, the UK plans to bid for the 2029 World Para Athletics Championships with events outside London.
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British relay team handed gold medals 28 years after they were denied by USA team disqualified for anti-doping violation
Great Britain's men's 4x400m relay team from the 1997 World Athletics Championships have belatedly collected their gold medals at a special ceremony in London.
British men collect world relay golds 28 years late
Britain's men’s 4x400m relay team were presented with their gold medals from the 1997 World Championships at London's Diamond League meeting on Saturday having been elevated from silver after the belated disqualification of the U.S. team.
The British 4x400 relay team received the gold medal of the 1997 World Championships in Athens after the USA were eliminated, in an emotional ceremony at the Diamond League in London.
British men’s relay team receives World Championships gold 28 years later after USA’s disqualification
Britain’s men’s 4x400m relay team members were presented with their gold medals from the 1997 World Championships at London’s Diamond League meeting on Saturday, after the belated disqualification of the US.
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