FORMER UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins says he is delighted to see British athletes being recognised belatedly for their successes at the 2008 Olympics.
The vast number of DQs from Beijing and London which have come as a fallout of the International Olympic Committee’s waves of retesting has reshaped the picture of many sports across the Games, in particular athletics which has now seen 30 positives.
The IOC has yet to confirm if and when the results of each event will be made official, but it is expected that the GB men’s and women’s 4x400m teams, as well as javelin thrower Goldie Sayers, will be reallocated bronze medals, taking the 2008 tally to seven.
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