DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu of Britain has been disqualified from the women’s 400 meters at the world championships after a false start.
Ohuruogu, the 400 winner in the 2007 worlds and 2008 Beijing Olympics, jumped the gun in Heat 3 and was led off the track Saturday at Daegu Stadium.
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