England Team Fined After Commonwealth Games Podium Protest
Despite finishing third, the pair were denied a podium place due to a rule stating that the bronze medal will not be awarded in races with just four entries. The scoreboard at London’s Lee Valley Velopark Velodrome flashed that the pair were medal winners, but Unwin was left in tears after officials informed her of the decision. Unwin and Holt stood behind the medal ceremony holding an England flag before proceeding, and later posed on the podium with medals borrowed from the women’s pursuit four....