Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Devon Allen was disqualified from the final in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships on Sunday because of a false start.
Allen's reaction time was slightly faster than the .1-second allowance, ruling him ineligible to compete.
NBC OlympicsDevon Allen is disqualified from the men's 110m hurdles. <br><br>His reaction time was .001 faster than the .1 second threshold meaning he false started. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldAthleticsChamps?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldAthleticsChamps</a> <a href="https://t.co/sIz6Pa1agy">pic.twitter.com/sIz6Pa1agy</a>
The race was won by USA's Grant Holloway with a time of 13.03 to defend his 2019 world championships victory.
Allen's disqualification generated many reactions online from across the sports world:
Emmanuel AchoFuture Philadelphia Eagle, Devon Allen, who had the *Fastest* 110mh time this year was just DQ’d because of this rule.