Why Was Anna Cockrell Disqualified From 400m Hurdles Final at Tokyo Olympics?
On 8/4/21 at 4:24 AM EDT
Anna Cockrell was disqualified from the women's 400m hurdles Olympic final after running into the wrong lane, it has been confirmed.
Cockrell, who was competing in her first Olympics at Tokyo, appeared to finish seventh in the race in which Team USA's Sydney McLaughlin won gold after setting a new world record time at 51.46 seconds.
Dalilah Muhammad, the Rio 2016 Olympic champion, took silver with a time of 51.58, while Femke Bol of the Netherlands bagged the bronze.
There was some confusion as to why Cockrell was disqualified from the race as there was no formal announcement and there didn't appear to be a clear violation.