IOC reallocates London 2012 gold medal to Qieyang Shijie

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board took the decision on Thursday to reallocate the women’s 20km race walk gold medal at London 2012 to China’s Qieyang Shijie. The IOC said in a press release that in the women’s 20km race walk at London 2012, the first-placed athlete was disqualified, and the gold medal has now been reallocated to Qieyang Shijie, silver and bronze to China’s Liu Hong and Lyu Xiuzhi. The ranking down to eighth place has been adjusted accordingly.