Published 15:22 1 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Olympic swimmer collapses after learning he’s disqualified for breaking little-known rule

The Team GB athlete was denied a gold medal after breaking the surprising rule

Gerrard Kaonga

Featured Image Credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images / BBC

Topics: Olympics, Sport, News

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

Olympic swimmer collapses after learning he’s disqualified for breaking little-known rule

The Team GB athlete was denied a gold medal after breaking the surprising rule

Olympic swimmer collapses after learning he’s disqualified for breaking little-known rule

The Team GB athlete was denied a gold medal after breaking the surprising rule

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