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Englishmen Black, Richardson and Hylton plus Welsh duo Thomas and Baulch were belatedly presented with their gold medals at Saturday’s Diamond League meeting at a sold-out London Stadium.<\/p>\n
“It’s been hanging over us for a very, very long time. I mean, 28 years is a long time so yesterday really completed it. It was great,” added Black.<\/p>\n
“In some ways, it was more special because we were there with our families and our kids, who obviously weren’t born back then.<\/p>\n
“I think Jamie had a baby then but we were able to share it with our families and you don’t get to do that, do you?<\/p>\n
“Also, more importantly, we shared it with 60,000 British fans in there and a lot of them supported us back in the day.<\/p>\n
“I think pulling that together, it was actually a surprisingly emotional moment and we loved it. It was really special.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n