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Nigeria Awarded Year 2000 Olympic 4 x 400m Relay Gold Medal
April 19, 2022
After 12 years, the Sydney 2000 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has finally awarded Nigeria the men’s 4x400m relay gold medal. The United States, who were the original winners of the gold, were disqualified because a member of their team – Antonio Pettigrew, confessed to taking performance enhancing drugs during the Games.
