Overview

• World Athletics president Seb Coe presented the gold medals to Roger Black, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson and Mark Hylton at the London Diamond League on July 18.
• The U.S. men's 4x400m relay team was disqualified after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to doping between 1997 and 2003, leading to Britain’s upgrade from silver to gold.
• Pettigrew’s admission also annulled the U.S. team’s 2000 Olympic gold, setting in motion a protracted investigation and appeal process.
• Britain’s relay squad recorded a 2:56.65 finish at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, a season’s best that now secures their world title.
• The medal ceremony in front of a 60,000-strong crowd highlighted themes of athletic integrity and long-delayed justice.