Welsh boxer Sean McGoldrick has been awarded a belated Commonwealth Games gold medal.
Wanniarachchi stripped of medal after failing drugs test
Welsh boxer Sean McGoldrick has been awarded a belated Commonwealth Games gold medal.
McGoldrick lost to Manju Wanniarachchi in the bantamweight final in Delhi last year, but his Sri Lankan opponent subsequently failed a drug test.
Wanniarachchi has now been stripped of the title after the period in which he could appeal expired and McGoldrick will receive his medal at a special ceremony in Cardiff on Tuesday.
The silver medal has been awarded to Tirafalo Seoko from Botswana, who lost to Wanniarachchi at the semi-finals.
The man who lost to McGoldrick in the last four, Louis Julie from Mauritius, retains his bronze, while the second bronze medal has gone to Nicholas Okoth from Kenya.
Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper said: "Sean is a very deserving gold medallist.
"It has been unfortunate that Sean has had to wait so long for a medal that is rightly his. He showed great sportsmanship during the Games in Delhi and this has continued throughout the months that followed."
Chris Jenkins, chef de mission of Team Wales in Delhi, said his organisation was delighted for McGoldrick.
"Sean must be commended for not only his fantastic performance in Delhi but also for how he's handled himself since this all came to light," Jenkins said.
"He's proved himself to be the model professional and it couldn't happen to anyone more deserving."
