TOKYO (AP) — Olympic champion Cole Hocker was disqualified from the semifinals of the 1,500 meters at world championships Monday after judges ruled he jostled other runners while making a late move on the inside.

Hocker was running near the inside edge of the track when he got boxed in and turned semi-sideways to squeeze past Germany’s Robert Farken.

Hocker finished second. Farken finished the race two spots out of a qualifying position but was advanced to the final because of the interference.

Hocker ran the first three laps of the race out front. Before finding out about his DQ, he said he thought about staying up there because he was feeling strong.

“Maybe I should’ve just taken it to the line, because a couple guys went around me and I thought … it slowed down a little bit, and tha

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