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Commotion g6+ Kf8 d8=Q+ Qe8+ Ne6+ Nxe6 Qf6+ Qf7 Qxf7# ATHLETICS FOOTBALL World champion hammer thrower used gold medal to pay for taxi after night out Taxi fares in Beijing aren't cheap apparently - it cost one IAAF World Champion his gold medal MANY of us will be familiar with the feeling of waking up after a night out to discover that you've managed to lose one of your possessions: a phone, wallet or an eyebrow, perhaps. However, that probably doesn't compare to the sense of panic that must have over- come Pawel Fajdek yesterday when he got out of bed and found that he was missing a gold medal. On Sunday, Fajdek was vic- torious in the hammer throw at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing — his second world title. The 26- year-old naturally felt the need to celebrate that achievement and he obviously didn't hold back. According to Chinese media outlet Tencent, Fajdek drank so much that he ended up us- ing his gold medal to pay for a taxi back to his accommoda- tion. When he woke up the fol- lowing morning and found that his medal was gone, Fajdek contacted the police to report it missing. Luckily for the Pole, the au- thorities helped him to retrace his steps and they eventually tracked down the taxi driver, who told them that Fajdek had willingly handed his medal over in payment. Much to Fajdek 's relief, the driver returned the medal. Polish journalists in Beijing to cover the championships ap- parently saw Fajdek at a restau- rant on Sunday night, where the athlete had "drunk a lot in the celebration party" to toast his victory. World champion hammer thrower used gold medal to pay for taxi after night out Swiss expect to decide on FIFA extraditions in September SWISS authorities expect to decide in September whether to extradite six football officials to face corrup- tion charges in the United States, a Justice Ministry spokesman said. The accused men, who are in cus- tody and whose lawyers are oppos- ing their extradition to New York, would have 30 days to appeal deci- sions to the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona - a process that could take several months. "We have received all responses. Now we are able to examine wheth- er conditions are fulfilled to grant extradition and take our decision," ministry spokesman Folco Galli told Reuters. "The first decisions should come in September," he said, speak- ing late on Monday in his office in the Swiss capital. Extradition is allowed if an alleged offence is punishable by at least a year in jail under both Swiss and U.S. law. Swiss authorities must rule on whether this "dual criminality" rule is met, rather than on whether the defendant is guilty or innocent. Several officials from FIFA, world football's governing body, were among 14 men indicted in the United States in late May on bribery, money laundering and wire fraud charges involving more than $150 million in payments. Galli declined to say how much money has been blocked at several banks in Switzerland as it is a "pending proceeding". "We have ordered (the banks) to freeze the bank accounts mentioned in the (U.S.) request. Now we are taking evidence. We are receiving the bank documents. It takes time," he said. Seven of the accused were arrested at a Zurich hotel days before the FIFA Congress where FIFA Pres- ident Sepp Blatter was re-elected to a fifth term. Blatter later announced he was quitting and his replacement is due to be elected on Feb. 26. Former FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb, a Cayman Islands national, agreed to extradition to the United States in July. He has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court in New York. One of the six in detention in Zu- rich, former FIFA Development Of- ficer Julio Rocha, agreed on Aug. 14 to an extradition request sent by his native Nicaragua. Switzerland has asked the United States whether it agrees to Nicara- gua being given priority to prosecute Rocha, a former president of Nicara- gua's football association. A U.S. decision on Rocha is expect- ed "any moment", a legal source said on Monday, declining to be named. If the United States does not give priority to Nicaragua, Swiss authori- ties must decide which country gets priority. Switzerland has an extradition treaty with the United States but not with Nicaragua.