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Daily Mirror
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Tom Sunderland

British Olympian in nervy wait as javelin posted to Commonwealth Games star goes astray

A special delivery went awry at the 2022 Commonwealth Games after Goldie Sayers revealed her Olympic medal-winning javelin was lost in the post.

Sayers—who earned bronze on Great Britain's behalf at the 2008 Beijing Olympics —attempted to lend the special item to New Zealand protege Tori Peeters. The javelin final takes place on Sunday, but it's feared Peeters won't receive the equipment in time after it was sent to the wrong depot.

"It’s got a lot of sentimental value and I was gifting it to her," Sayers told the Daily Mail. "Tori works with a number of people who are dear to me it’s just one of those pay it forward things. She would be able to compete without it but I hope they get it to her in time for Sunday."

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