London, England – France's Ladji Doucoure has advanced to the semifinals of the men's 110-meter hurdles after his team successfully logged a protest that claimed he was impeded during Tuesday's heats.
The ruling states that in Doucoure's heat -- the third of six for the 110 hurdles that were run at Olympic Stadium -- he was put at a disadvantage when Shamar Sands of the Bahamas moved toward the Frenchman's lane. Sands was immediately disqualified for a lane violation for stepping on the line, but the ruling in favor of Doucoure only came after France made its protest.
Doucoure finished fourth in his heat with a time of 13.67 seconds. The time was just .04 seconds slower than Russia's Konstantin Shabanov, who grabbed the last of the heat's three automatic bids to the semifinal round.
A former world champion in the 110m hurdles, Doucoure finished fourth at the 2008 Beijing Games.
The semifinals and final round of the event will be held on Wednesday.
