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Reversing its Decision, Olympic Committee Gives U of M Alumnus Chance at Gold
Former Gopher Hassan Mead has had an eventful week, even for someone competing at the Olympic games in Rio.
Former Minnesota Golden Gopher track and field star Hassan Mead has had an eventful week, even for someone competing at the Olympic games in Rio.
On Wednesday, the Minneapolis South High School and University of Minnesota alumnus was among the leaders in the men's 5000 meter semifinals until he was tripped up by other runners in the race. Mead fell hard, and at that point it looked as though his Olympic dreams were over.
After a collision Hassan Mead (#USA) goes down, Mo Farah (#GBR) stays on his feet. https://t.co/zCIBO09zPJ https://t.co/ZRDCSA12nC
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 17, 2016
After initially denying his appeal, however, the Olympic committee reversed its decision and gave Mead a spot in the final race Saturday.
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Jury of Appeal decision After examining new video evidence Hassan Mead is advanced to the Final#Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/TO8ryvgKmR
— IAAF (@iaaforg) August 18, 2016
Mead will race for the gold on Saturday at 7:20 p.m.
Image Credit: US Olympic Committee
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