Devon Allen disqualified by 0.001sec in world 110m hurdles final
147Devon Allen seemed like a guarantee to add to the US's medal run but he was called for a false start by one thousandth of a second.
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His reaction time was 0.099, which earned him the red card; only a fraction less than his reaction time in the semi-final round, which was 0.101. A reaction time of less than 0.1 is considered a false start.
The red card was met with boos from the crowd and Allen took his time leaving the track, clearly not happy with the call. The false start kept the US team from a possible sweep in the 110m hurdles final and what could’ve been the 10th medal of the day.
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