India, Sept. 15 -- American athlete Cole Hocker has been disqualified after his World Athletics Championships 1500m semi-final. The Olympic gold medalist was found pushing past Germany's Robert Farken in the final 100 meters of the semi-finals on Monday. A report published by NBC Sports claimed that a USA Track and Field appeal of the DQ was denied by a jury, resulting in the 24-year-old's disqualification from Wednesday's final.

"We are disappointed by the decision to disqualify Olympic champion Cole Hocker from the 1500 meter final. We believed we had grounds for an appeal and unfortunately, that appeal was denied," read a statement shared by USA Track and Field to the outlet.

After the race, 24-year-old Hocker was quoted as saying by...