Bungling Birmingham 2022 officials left English paracyclist Sophie Unwin in tears after making her race for a bronze medal that never existed.
Visually-impaired Unwin and her pilot Georgia Holt thought they had earned a trip to the podium in the women's Tandem B sprint when they beat Scotland's Libby Clegg (and pilot Jenny Holl) in the bronze medal contest.
But when they turned up to the medal ceremony, they were told only gold and silver gongs would be awarded. As a protest, they stood behind the bottom step as Aussie Jessica Gallagher and Scotland's Aileen McGlynn collected their gongs – before security personnel ushered them out of the arena.
