Men's 4X400 Relay

[Cloverjo]

Just been looking at the overnight results, and saw that the GB team were DQd. Does anyone know why?

[dannyk13]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/rio-olympics-2016/1643180/rio-olympics-2016-great-britains-4x400-metre-relay-team-disqualified-after-winning-their-heat/

[ummmm]

His foot was slightly over the line at pass over.

[Cloverjo]

Thanks, both of you. I should have looked in the online papers instead of relying on the BBC sport app.
It does seem a harsh decision.

[ChillDoubt]

It was a night of very petty devisions. The same could be said for Team USA in the 4 x 100, where despite several replays the BBC commentary team were unable to spot any infringement.

Still, good that Brazil (who were a very distant 4th) get to race in the final at our expense, eh?

[jno]

either your foot's within the line or it's not, it's the runner's responsibility to get it right. It may have been close but I don't think that's harsh.