Great Britain's men's 4x400m relay team from the 1997 World Athletics Championships have been given gold medals - 28 years later!
Roger Black, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch and Mark Richardson - plus Mark Hylton, who ran in the heats - finished second to the USA at the event, which was held in Athens. But the Americans were later stripped of the title as a result of an anti-doping violation by team member Antonio Pettigrew.
That meant the British line-up were upgraded to world champions, with Englishmen Black, Richardson and Hylton plus Welsh duo Thomas and Baulch belatedly presented with gold medals at Saturday's Diamond League meeting at a sold-out London Stadium. Cherry Alexander, UK Athletics' strategic lead for major events, said: "We're proud to be able to give these athletes their moment in front of a home crowd.
"It's a chance to recognise not just their talent, but the values they stood for. This medal means even more because of how long they've waited for it."
