Sotherton's stolen gold medal found in post box


Kelly Sotherton of Britain competes in the women's shot put final during the European Trials & UK Athletics Championships in Sheffield, northern England in this fiel photo taken on February 15, 2009. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis (BRITAIN) - RTXBNIQ

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton was reunited with her Commonwealth Games gold medal on Wednesday when it turned up in a post box after being stolen from her house.

The theft of her medal from the 2006 Games in Melbourne where she beat 2012 Olympic champion Jessica Ennis was featured on the BBC programme Crimewatch on Monday.

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