Ortega awarded 110H bronze medal after second appeal #Doha2019

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DOHA, Qatar – Orlando Ortega of Spain will get a share of the bronze medal from Wednesday night’s 110m hurdles final at the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.

Ortega was impeded by Jamaica’s Omar McLeod, who got disqualified from the final.

The Spanish team appealed, “claiming Ortega was obstructed during the race and seriously affected.”
They argued that Ortega “was third at the time of the incident, but his progress was clearly impeded, making it impossible for him to maintain the medal position.”

“Team Spain request that, as a fair sporting gesture, ORTEGA be awarded the medal corresponding to his position at the time of the obstruction,” the release said.

However, this was turned down by the jury of appeal.

Spain, again, lodged a second appeal, requesting this time “under Rule 163.2 a), either the race be re-held, or the athlete be allowed to compete alone.”

This time the Jury of Appeal accepted.

“The Jury of Appeal reconsidered the case and in view of the obstruction by athlete Omar McLEOD, which impeded the Spanish Athlete, the Jury accepted the Appeal and directed that Spanish athlete Orlando ORTEGA also be awarded a bronze medal,” the release said.

Jamaica’s Omar McLeod, who obstructed Ortega, was later disqualified from the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.

“I am sorry for Ortega because I bumped him and he could have gotten a medal. But it is life,” said the Olympic champion.

IAAF RULE 163.2

Obstruction

2. If an athlete is jostled or obstructed during an event so as to impede his progress, then:

(a) if the jostling or obstruction is considered unintentional or is caused otherwise than by an athlete, the Referee may, if he is of the opinion that an athlete (or his team) was seriously affected, in accordance with Rule 125.7 or Rule 146.4, order that the race (for one, some or all of the athletes) be re-held or allow the affected athlete (or team) to compete in a subsequent round of the event;

(b) if another athlete is found by the Referee to be responsible for the jostling or obstruction, such athlete (or his team) shall be liable to disqualification from that event. The Referee may, if he is of the opinion that an athlete (or his team) was seriously affected, in accordance with Rule 125.7 or Rule 146.4, order that the race (for one, some or all of the athletes) be re-held excluding any disqualified athlete (or team) or allow any affected athlete (or team) (other than any disqualified athlete or team) to compete in a subsequent round of the event.

Note: In cases considered serious enough, Rules 125.5 and 145.2 may also be applied.
In both cases Rule 163.2(a) and (b), such athlete (or team)

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