Team GB Relay Team's Fury After They Are DISQUALIFIED

   

Team GB's men's 4x400m relay team have been thrown out of the Olympics after an 'incredibly harsh' decision robbed them of any chance of a medal in Rio.

The quartet of Nigel Levine, Delano Williams, Matt Hudson-Smith and Martyn Rooney came home first in their semi-final and looked set for a medal.

But there was uproar minutes later as Olympic authorities apparently ruled one of the sprinters had started running outside of the zone where they must handover the baton.

However television replays do not appear to show any of the British runners breaking the rules and athletics officials have not explained why they were disqualified.

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Team GB's men's 4x400m relay team have failed with an appeal against the 'incredibly harsh' decision that robbed them of any chance of a medal in 

Rio. Pictured, Matt Hudson-Smith passes the baton to Martyn Rooney

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There was uproar minutes after the race as Olympic authorities ruled one of the sprinters had started running outside of the zone where they handover the baton

Moment of team GB's changeover in 4x400m relay

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Team GB's men charged over the line in a time of two minutes and 58.88 seconds - winning them the semi final and making them the third fastest team to qualify for the final, behind Jamaica and the United States. 

But Rooney was apparently judged to have started running while he was outside of the 20m changeover area where the baton is passed between team mates.

It was also suggested that Rooney may have changed lanes before he was handed the baton, however replays show he was correctly in lane one.

Team GB's men's 4x400m were controversially disqualified last night

They won their semi-final heat and looked set for a medal in the final  

Shortly after leaving the track they were disqualified for a changeover

But TV replays do not appear to show the British team breaking any rules

                      Source: DailyMail

Chierika Ukogu Did Not Sponsor Herself To The Olympics!

             This is to shut down all the rumour and clear the air concerning Nigeria's Representative at the Ongoing Olympic games...

 Chierika,a medical student who has since returned to America was entered into the rowing competition for Nigeria but as has been speculated in the press,she DID NOT sponsor herself to RIO 2016.

''Good Day Stella,

I am regular visitor of your blog and I must say you are very precise, genuine and professional in the way you run your blog please keep it up.

My name is..... (NAME WITH HELD) I am the PR /Brand Manager...... (WITH ALSO HELD BY ME)

I read your story today on Cherika the athlete who represented Nigeria at the ongoing Olympics and how she sponsored herself to Rio and I decided to reach out to you so as to correct the notion out there.

The Rowing federation met Cherika less than a year ago via an email she sent in and in August for the 1st time in France. She was introduced by another athlete.

The federation registered her for the World Cup immediately which held in August in France, got the world body FISA to pay for her feeding ,hotel accommodation and local transportation together with her coach.

The federation president Admiral Porbeni paid her allowance for this trip,afterwards the federation registered her for the Olympic Championship in Tunisia last October and all expenses where sponsored including her allowance which was also paid by the president.

Immediately she qualified the federation got her International Olympic committee scholarship which is valid for 10 months .

The Africa Olympic Commission also gave the scholarship for support towards the Olympic.

Cherika didn't pay a dime for her ticket to the Rio Olympics neither did she fly her boat there herself.

On the 12th of August in the presence of other athletes the Ministry paid her her Olympics allowance in full and also gave her coach the allowance that was accrued to him.

All she has gotten has been through the federation.

I took my time to explain so you would use your good office to spread the truth of this whole story and curtail the lies being spread out there''

Phone numbers were provided and This story has been verified by SDK from the relevant sources and Chierika or her press can react to this story if they want.

I think it is important that we put the true story out there.

The Relevant Bodies will issue a press report correcting this soon.