King reacted with shock upon seeing “DSQ” next to her name on the video board.
American swimmer Lilly King loses disqualification appeal for 200-meter breaststroke preliminaries at worldsGWANGJU, South Korea — American swimmer Lilly King lost an appeal of her disqualification from the 200-meter breaststroke preliminaries at the world championships on Thursday.It was a big blow for King, the outspoken doping critic who was aiming for a sweep of the breaststroke titles in Gwangju. She already won the 100 over Russian rival Yulia Efimova.
United States' Lilly King starts her 200m breaststroke heat at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.The U.S. team filed a formal protest, which was denied by FINA’s appeals process. The matter was then escalated to the jury of appeal at the Americans’ request and the decision came down about seven hours later.
She said she wasn’t told why she had been disqualified although she asked the officials.Swimming in the last heat, Efimova said she was a bit nervous after seeing the DQ.
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