02-10-2019 17:23 via kvoa.com

The Latest: Appeal denied for Spanish hurdler

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Latest on the track and field world championships (all times local):
3:45 a.m.
Appeal denied. Spanish hurdler Orlando Ortega will not get a re-race after being slowed down by a flailing Omar McLeod over the last few meters of the 110 hurdles.
The appeals jury said it agreed that Ortega had been impeded when McLeod started falling, but it denied the appeal because it said that sort of contact is not unusual in hurdles events.
Spain had asked for a re-race or for Orteg
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