BEIJING, China (Xinhua) — Poland’s Pawel Fajdek, who won the men’s hammer throw title at the IAAF World Championships here on Sunday, retrieved his gold medal with the assistance of police, local media reported on Tuesday.

Fajdek, who made a throw of 80.88 metres to finish atop at the world championships, lost his gold medal on his way back to his hotel after having his celebration dinner at a restaurant on Sunday, Chinese news portal Tencent reported.

According to Tencent, Fajdek drunk too much at the dinner and reported the medal drop to police when he found he had lost it on his way back to his hotel.

With the help of policemen, the gold medal was retrieved from a taxi driver, who said that Fajdek was willing to pay his fare with the medal when the Polish got off the taxi on Sunday night.

It’s confirmed from Polish reporters that Fajdek had drunk a lot in the celebration party on Sunday.

Fajdek, born in 1989 and the youngest defending champion of this discipline, dominated 2015 top nine throws, including his personal best of 83.93.