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Kelly Sotherton was only able to finish fourth in the re-run 100 metres hurdles. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/Getty Images Kelly Sotherton was seething last night at what should have been the first part of a glorious Olympic send-off for one of Britain's leading hopes for gold in Beijing. An hour after she had won the long jump with a personal best at the Aviva London grand prix at Crystal Palace, the evening turned farcical when the third barrier was put in the wrong place in the 100m hurdles. Sotherton stopped after losing her footing, along with two of her rivals. Even though the rest of the competitors progressed to finish the race, the officials decided that it should be re-run at the end of the night. When it was, Sotherton finished fourth and, while some of the biggest British names went on parade in open-top cars to bade... [read full story]
