“They disqualify me because 10 meters from the finish line I let go of the rope for a second.”
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Elena lost her bronze medal after helping guide Mia Carol, who cramped up just before the finish line. She added: “I’m devastated, to be honest, because I had the medal. I’m super proud of everything I’ve done, and in the end, they disqualify me because 10 meters from the finish line I let go of the rope for a second.”she gained no advantage by releasing the rope to catch her falling guide. It’s not like she wasn’t in contact with him.
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