GB relay team receive gold medals 28 years late

Great Britain's men's 4x400m relay team from the 1997 World Athletics Championships have received their 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 saw the British line-up 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.

"We're proud to be able to give these athletes their moment in front of a home crowd," said Cherry Alexander, UK Athletics' strategic lead for major events.

"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."