Equestrian: Law Gets Justice at the Palace

Leslie Law will feel a bit less naked this morning. Though the 91 other competitors in the parade through London's streets yesterday to celebrate the success of Britain's Olympic and Paralympic teams in Athens were proudly wearing their medals, he had nothing round his neck. But last night he was finally awarded the gold medal he was due for winning the three-day event in Greece more than eight weeks ago.

Law had originally won the silver and the British team the bronze. But the rider from Hereford was upgraded to gold and the team to silver after officials ruled that Germany's Bettina Hoy had gone through the starting gate twice during the showjumping.

Law had sent his medals back to the International Olympic Committee. But his schedule since Athens had been so busy that it was not until the team's reception at Buckingham Palace, attended by the Queen, that he was able to formally receive his new medals, which were presented by the Princess Royal.

"It is the closest I have been to the gold medal since I saw it being presented to Bettina in Athens," said Law. "I've been looking forward to this moment for a long time and what makes it so special is that the whole team were there."

There was little time for Law to celebrate, however. Immediately after leaving the palace he jumped into his horsebox to drive through the night to a World Cup event in France.