Australia have been denied a place in the final of the men's 4x400m relay at the Commonwealth Games after being disqualified in the heats. According to reports, the Australian team was disqualified under IAAF rule 170.2 after Steve Solomon took up the wrong position for the final baton change.
As third-leg runner Josh Ralph was in fifth spot at the 200m mark, Solomon should have taken that spot at the changeover. Instead he stood in the fourth position, forcing Trinidad and Tobago's Lalonde Gordon to run wide before passing the baton to anchor runner Machel Cedenio.
Australian team officials lodged a protest but there seemed little hope of it being upheld. Solomon went on to run a fine anchor leg, lifting Australia from fourth to third, only to learn some time afterwards of the disqualification.
As a result of the disqualification, the tiny Turks and Caicos Islands were promoted into the final at Australia's expense. Australia has had a great record in the men's 4x400m in recent years, including gold at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, silver at the 2004 Olympics and bronze at the 2013 world championships.
There was also a hard luck story for England in the 4x400m on Friday, with first-leg runner Matthew Hudson Smith breaking down with a hamstring injury after only 50 metres.
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