‘Absolute heartbreak’ – Team GB star is DISQUALIFIED from Olympics for infringement before his event had even started
BRITISH sprinter Jeremiah Azu was disqualified from the men's 100m before his heat even began.
The 23-year-old left his block 0.073 seconds before the starting gun in a false start.
He desperately attempted to appeal the decision, but was dismissed by officials.
Speaking to BBC Sport following the incident, a heartbroken Azu said: "Honestly, I reacted to a sound.
"It's a shame, the crowd is so excited. The pole vault is going on and the French fans are in here.
"It's a shame they didn't let me run under protest, I'm not sure what rule is being used.
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"But they said I've got to go back and put an appeal in, so I'm going to go through the process and see what happens.
"I was saying I wanted to run under protest. Any other race they allow you to run and then after you review it, but I don't know, it's the Olympics so it's clearly different rules.
"So I'm just going to get back, try and get this protest done as quick as possible so hopefully I can get back out here and get into the semi-final."
Azu is the fastest Welshman in history and was a huge medal hopeful for Team GB going into the games.
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