USA MEN?S 4X100 METER 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SILVER MEDALISTS DISQUALIFIED
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 21 May 2015
The United States men?s 4x100 relay team which won the silver medal in the In the 2012 London Olympic Games has been belatedly disqualified.
Jamaica?s sensational Usain Bolt anchored the gold medal winning quartet in the process winning is third gold medal in what was described as ?a sensational world record.?
Jamaica's quartet clocked 36.84 seconds, smashing the old mark by two-tenths of a second and leaving the United States with silver.
However, the silver medal was recalled after the US squad was disqualified.
In its newsletter forwarded to the New Standard, the International Olympic Committee said that ?following the sanctions received by Tyson Gay from USA Track and Field (USATF), and based upon the rules of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the USA men?s 4 x 100m relay team, composed of Kennith Ryan Bailey, Jeffery Demps, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, David Petrell Kimmons and Darvis Patton, who won silver at the 2012 London Olympic Games, has been disqualified.?
The IOC cited the sanctions issued by the USATF in announcing its decision to disqualify the men?s relay squad.
(i) A one-year period of ineligibility commencing on 23 June 2013, in accordance with IAAF Rule 40.2.
(ii) Disqualification of all Tyson Gay?s results since and including 15 July 2012, in accordance with IAAF Rule 40.8.
The report stated that ?as this disqualification period covers the 2012 London Olympic Games, the IAAF has informed the IOC that, according to its rules, the team must automatically be disqualified.
More specifically, according to IAAF Rule 41.3(a), ?the results of any relay team in which the Athlete competed from the date the positive Sample was collected or other violation occurred through to the commencement of any Provisional Suspension or Ineligibility period shall be disqualified, with all resulting consequences for the relay team, including the forfeiture of all titles, awards, medals, points and prize money?.
The IOC has requested that the silver medals and diplomas be returned and the results of the 2012 London Olympic Games will be modified by the IAAF.
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