NASSAU – Sprinter Pauline Davis-Thompson has finally received Olympic gold a decade after coming second to the disgraced American Marion Jones at the Sydney Games.
Pauline Davis-Thompson was beaten by Jones in the 200 metres at the 2000 Olympics but Jones was stripped of her medals after admitting in 2007 that she had been using steroids.
The International Olympic Committee reallocated the medal in December 2009.
Davis-Thompson received the medal at a ceremony on Thursday in Nassau.
She gave it to the island chain’s prime minister and said she dedicated the prize to the people of The Bahamas.
The 44-year-old Davis-Thompson is now a double gold medallist, having been part of the Bahamian 4×400 metres relay team that won in Sydney. (AP)
