Bizarre scenes at world championships as disqualified swimmer stands ALONE on podium to receive his gold medal after being DISQUALIFIED from event
- American Justin Ress was disqualified then reinstated in event at Budapest
- The 24-year-old was first stripped of gold after touching wall while underwater
- Ress was handed his medal alone in last ceremony of the championships
American swimmer Justin Ress went through a whirlwind of emotions after touching the wall first in the 50m backstroke final at the World Championships in Budapest – only to be disqualified moments later before having his win reinstated.
Ress stormed into the final as hot favourite and finished 0.02 of a second ahead of fellow American Hunter Armstrong.
American backstroker Justin Ress touches the wall first with a time of 24.12s – only to then…
