Commonwealth games: McGoldrick to receive belated gold

Boxer was stripped off his title after failing a dope test.


Afp June 07, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR: Welsh boxer Sean McGoldrick has been bestowed with a belated 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal as Sri Lankan Manju Wanniarachchi was stripped of his title after failing a doping test.

Wanniarachchi beat McGoldrick in the bantamweight final in Delhi. McGoldrick will be awarded the gold medal at a specially arranged ceremony in Cardiff today. McGoldrick lost the 56kg weight-division final to Wanniarachchi on countback.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2011.

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