sport news England are DISQUALIFIED from women's 4x400m relay at Commonwealth Games trends now England are DISQUALIFIED from women's 4x400m relay at Commonwealth Games having thought they had pipped Canada to gold... and their appeal is THROWN OUT after being judged to have gone outside lane two on second leg England have been disqualified from the women's 4x400m relay in Birmingham The quartet had their Commonwealth gold medal stripped away after the race Team England runner Jodie Williams stepped out of her lane on leg two The team unsuccessfully appealed the decision as the verdict remained By Riath Al-Samarrai for the Daily Mail Published: 22:23 BST, 7 August 2022 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 7 August 2022 1 Viewcomments England's 4x400m quartet were last night dramatically disqualified after celebrating bringing a golden curtain down on the Commonwealth Games. Running as if the baton was stolen, Jessie Knight had seemingly led the team to a thrilling victory in the 4x400m relay by holding off a surge from Canada to match the gold secured earlier in the day by England’s men in the 4x100m. However, in frenzied scenes, it was announced Knight, Victoria Ohuruogu, Jodie Williams and Ama Pipi had been stripped because Williams stepped out of her lane on leg two. An England appeal against the verdict was dismissed. England's Jessie Knight (right) crossed the line first as she holds off a late Canadian challenge It was an anti-climax to a pulsating finish to the race, which had seen Knight handed the baton 10m clear in the lead. But it was whittled down by half on the back straight by Canada and Jamaica and into the final 50m the Canadians were level. Knight lunged at the line and initially England were listed as winners by just one hundredth of a second. That apparent near-miss followed the gold secured by the men’s sprint quartet, which was anchored home by Ojie Edoburun just nine days after he was told he was needed to cover an injury to Reece Prescod. When he crossed, he let out a huge scream, having converted the healthy lead earned by Jona Efoloko, Zharnel Hughes and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake into England’s sixth such relay win in the past nine editions of the Commonwealth Games. Team England's Victoria Ohuruogu, Jodie Williams, Ama Pipi and Jessie Knight thought they had won the women's relay event, however they were later disqualified The team found out they had been disqualified after Williams stepped out of her race lane ‘I’m just so happy to come in and fit in so well with the boys - for me, words can’t describe it,’ said Edoburun. ‘I didn't want to miss out on this special generation of athletes and I want to take this confidence into the European Championships (later this month). This is something we'll cherish for the rest of our lives.’ In what amounted to three quarters of the British quartet that won world bronze last month, England covered the ground in 38.35sec, 0.35sec ahead of silver medallists Trinidad & Tobago, with Nigeria taking bronze. The England men's team raced to claim gold in the same event taking place on Sunday England's women, minus the considerable force of the injured Dina Asher-Smith, saw off Elaine Thompson-Herah’s Jamaica but were well beaten into silver by Nigeria. After being led out by Asha Philip, the middle pairing of Imani Lansiquot and Bianca Williams fell behind Nigeria, before handing over to British champion Daryll Neita. She ate into their lead but their time of 42.10 was 0.31sec off gold. Williams, who earlier this year accused police of racism after a stop-and-search, which triggered a misconduct investigation against the officers, did a lap of honour with her infant son. She said: ‘That is the first time he has been out on a big stage but there will be many more. ‘He is so fast. He is going to be special. His father [Ricardo dos Santos) is a Portuguese 400m runner so he has the genes.’ Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility