China's quartet of Su Bingtian, Xie Zhenye, Tang Xingqiang and Wu Zhiqiang have been recognized as Olympic 4x100m relay bronze medalists on the World Athletics official website, after British relay team member Chijindu Ujah was stripped of his medal for doping.
The Chinese sprinters posted their new status as Olympic bronze medalists on their Weibo media account on Monday (March 21).
"Congratulations! You've made history," commented verified Weibo user Tong Xiangyu on China's podium finish in the Olympic relay event.
"It was a pity that you did not have the chance to share this happiness and glory on the actual podium at the time," said another netizen.
The foursome originally finished fourth in the Olympic race in 37.79 seconds on August 6, 2021 behind Canada, when Great Britain took silver.
But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced in February that Great Britain was stripped of its silver medal after Ujah was confirmed to have violated anti-doping regulations.
According to CAS statement, Ujah's sample returned an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) for the prohibited substances enobosarm (ostarine) and S-23, Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMS) and his B-sample analysis confirmed the results.
Therefore, his results in both the 100m and 4x100m relay were disqualified. Great Britain's silver medal in the relay was also removed in accordance with the anti-doping rules of the International Olympic Committee.
Canada, which finished third in the race in Tokyo, has been upgraded to a silver medal.
(Source: Xinhua)
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