British athletes Jess Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown's disqualified from the World Triathlon Olympic qualification event in Tokyo after crossing the finish line hand-in-hand.
Jess Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown were disqualified after intentionally crossing the finish line together
A photo finish initially gave Learmonth, 31, victory but the pair were later deemed to have broken a race rule.Bermuda's Flora Duffy was awarded the win ahead of Italy's Alice Betto. The British duo then forced a healthy lead on the run and finished together, breaking International Triathlon Union competition rule 2.11.f, which states"athletes who finish in a contrived tie situation, where no effort to separate their finish times has been made, will be disqualified".
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