NEW DELHI: For the second time in the track and field events in the Commonwealth Games here, an athlete has protested after being disqualified in the women's 200m semifinals on Sunday and the final has been postponed for Monday.
Cyprus sprinter Eleni Artymata appealed to the jury after she was disqualified after winning the semifinals (heat 1) and that put her in the finals, which was scheduled late Sunday night. But a terse press release issued by technical delegate Bill Bailey said the event has been postponed till 17:50 hrs on Monday due to "the results of semifinals being appealed to the jury".
It is learnt that Artymata, who ran in lane No 5 in the semifinals, had cut into the other lane but the race officials did not see it and she was declared winner and among the finalists.
But she was disqualified after one of the athletes lodged an appeal and Cypriot counter-appealed to the jury which was yet to take a decision.
TOI
Cyprus sprinter Eleni Artymata appealed to the jury after she was disqualified after winning the semifinals (heat 1) and that put her in the finals, which was scheduled late Sunday night. But a terse press release issued by technical delegate Bill Bailey said the event has been postponed till 17:50 hrs on Monday due to "the results of semifinals being appealed to the jury".
It is learnt that Artymata, who ran in lane No 5 in the semifinals, had cut into the other lane but the race officials did not see it and she was declared winner and among the finalists.
But she was disqualified after one of the athletes lodged an appeal and Cypriot counter-appealed to the jury which was yet to take a decision.
TOI
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