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DQ enrages Drummond

SAINT-DENIS, France - Jon Drummond was disqualified from his 100-meter heat Sunday at the World Track Championships, after he was the second runner in the group to commit a false start.

The heats were thrown into chaos when the American sprinter refused to leave the track.

Drummond lay on his back on the track for several minutes, saying, "I didn't move, I didn't move," as officials tried to get him to leave.

After about 15 minutes, all eight runners were taken from the starting blocks to the warmuparea. The runners from the next heat were brought in to run.

Later, Drummond officially was disqualified and didn't appear for the rerun of his heat. He was seen sobbing uncontrollably and rolling on the grass as his coach, former Olympian John Smith, tried to console him. Drummond also jumped into the water in the steeplechase pit at the practice track.

Under new international rules, only one false start by anyone in the field is allowed. After that, any athlete called for jumping the gun is disqualified. Previously, each athlete was allowed two false starts before disqualification.

These are the first world outdoor championships where the new rule has been applied.

"We told them this rule was going to do this," said Trinidad & Tobago sprinter Ato Boldon, who was in the same heat with Drummond. "Someone is going to get thrown out and ruin the world championships. That's exactly what they're doing.

"When the machine makes a wrong call, it's all over - 100,000 pairs of eyes could see, obviously, it was a wrong call."

Jamaica's Dwight Thomas was called for the first false start. Then Drummond and Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell were called for the second. TV replays were inconclusive, but a computer showed Drummond left the blocks early.

As the six remaining runners got into their blocks, spectators booed and whistled, preventing the race from starting. It took seven attempts and nearly 20 minutes before the heat took place.

Boldon eventually won the heat in 10.09. After crossing the line, he gestured angrily and stormed off the track. World-record holder Tim Montgomery won his quarterfinal in 10.04 seconds, ahead of U.S. champion Bernard Williams in 10.12. Three-time defending champ Maurice Greene finished third in his quarterfinal in 10.04.

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