By Julian Linden INCHEON South Korea (Reuters) - Iraq's Adnan Almntfage was promoted to the gold medal for the men's 800 metres at the Asian Games on Wednesday in bizarre circumstances after finishing the final in fourth place. Mohammed Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia crossed the line first, just ahead of Abdulrahman Musaeb Bala of Qatar and Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich of Bahrain after a frantic two-lap race. But Almntfage was later elevated to the gold medal position after Abdulaziz was disqualified for obstruction and Bala and Rotich were disqualified for lane infractions. ...
10-02-2014, 08:32 PM
Iraqi 800m runner collects gold at Asian Games despite finishing fourth
By Julian Linden INCHEON South Korea (Reuters) - Iraq's Adnan Almntfage was promoted to the gold medal for the men's 800 metres at the Asian Games on Wednesday in bizarre circumstances after finishing the final in fourth place. Mohammed Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia crossed the line first, just ahead of Abdulrahman Musaeb Bala of Qatar and Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich of Bahrain after a frantic two-lap race. But Almntfage was later elevated to the gold medal position after Abdulaziz was disqualified for obstruction and Bala and Rotich were disqualified for lane infractions. ...
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