COMMONWEALTH Games boxing champion Charlie Flynn has been given a hero's welcome on his return to work as a "mail man".
The 20-year-old was congratulated by workmates on his gold medal for Team Scotland at the Royal Mail sorting office where he works in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire.
Flynn, of Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, was greeted by friends at the sorting office where he has been a mail processor for three-and-a-half years.
The lightweight boxer, whose post-match BBC interview with John Inverdale achieved 110,000 views on You Tube, thanked his supporters.
He said: "My work have done everything they could for me. I have had time off for training and I really appreciate it. It's great seeing the guys again and I like being here as it just lets me relax.
"I watched my interview with the BBC later and to be honest I was cringing. I don't know where I got all that from.
"I'm now planning to relax and have two weeks on holiday. I'll just spend time with my family and see my three brothers and three sisters.
"The guys at work were chuffed they were mentioned on the TV ... they see me when I'm tired at work because I train every morning for two hours, but now they see the rewards, they are really chuffed for me."
Flynn said his strict regime had gone out of the window since his win, with calzone pizza and Chinese meals on the menu.
He added: "I'll soon be back to training or I'll end up fighting at middleweight.
"I'm not making any big decisions on my future at the moment. I'm just trying to relax and I'll see what doors open for me."
Flynn's post-fight interview saw him thank his mother for doing his washing and also name-check workmates including 'Wee Kev', Kevin Jones.
Mr Jones, 22, said: "I was delighted he name-dropped me. I had been telling him he could win the gold and never doubted him.
"I didn't get to see the post match chats as I was working but I watched it later and thought it was brilliant.
"People seemed amazed at how talkative he was but that was the Charlie I know."
Sports Minister Shona Robison said yesterday the Games' success demonstrated that when the country was handed a great responsibility it delivered.
She added that Team Scotland's 53 medals, including 19 golds, was "an excellent return" on its £50 million investment in Glasgow 2014.
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