U.S. Olympians Kara Goucher and Francena McCorory are among more than a dozen athletes set to receive retroactive world championships medal upgrades in ceremonies at the world track and field championships next month.
Goucher, a 2008 and 2012 Olympic distance runner, will be promoted from bronze to silver from the 2007 World Championships 10,000m in an Aug. 5 ceremony at London’s Olympic Stadium.
Original silver medalist Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey tested positive for the banned steroid stanozolol in a retest of a sample she gave at the 2007 World Championships, it was announced in March.