England's Zharnel Hughes disqualified after winning 200m final at Commonwealth Games
Last Updated: 13/04/18 11:55am
Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards was handed 200 metres gold when Zharnel Hughes was disqualified for catching his rival with a flailing arm on a dramatic night of athletics at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
England's Hughes won a photo-finish by the slimmest of margins - both were awarded times of 20.12 - and had just completed his lap of honour when he was told that he had been scratched from the race for hitting Richards over the last few metres.
Richards was awarded the gold with Canada's Aaron Brown second, while Northern Ireland's Leon Reid was elevated to bronze, collapsing to the floor in emotion when he heard the news.
"Coming down the home straight, he was ahead, and when I started to catch him, his hand came across and he hit me," said Richards.
"I think I was strong enough down the straight, I was closing on him really fast but when I got hit that knocked me back a bit."
England appealed the disqualification but it was dismissed.
