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Search Submit search Quick Search. Comments Close comments menu. Rio homepage. Video link. Close X. After the disqualification was announced, Canadians tweeted messages of encouragement and support, praising Connaughton on his composure. Still winners to Canada boys! But while Canada has just been introduced to him, the year-old is renowned in P. Lacking proper training facilities, a young Connaughton had to train on soccer fields, gravel roads, even sand dunes; a Charlottetown school hallway was a frequent track for him.

The eye-opening part of the race was the utter domination of the Bolt-led Jamaicans, who became the first sprint relay team to go below 37 seconds. Bolt, now a six-time gold medallist after winning the and metre races here and copping the same three medals in Beijing, simply ran away from American anchor Ryan Bailey in the final 60 metres.

And, in typical Bolt fashion, the electrifying, emotional, preening king of the track vowed that the night would be his. Connaughton is the veteran of the team at just 27 years old, Smellie is 26 and Smith and Warner are just Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be registered Torstar account holder.

Athletics Canada immediately appealed the ruling after the race, with head coach Alex Gardiner arguing that the team gained no advantage from the violation. The appeal was quickly turned down, however, and the medal ceremony proceeded as scheduled for the three other teams. What made the situation even more devastating for the Canadians other than the eventual disqualification is the incorrect results were initially posted, which prompted the team members to hug and begin pulling out flags in celebration.

Soon after, it was clear there was a problem for one of the top three teams, however, as a review had been initiated and there was a delay on the track. That's when the team learned the medal they had worked four years to earn was no longer theirs. Connaughton — the senior member of the team and the only holdover from a sixth place finish in Beijing — said he accepted "full responsibility" for the error. I'm the captain of this team and we ran a great relay tonight. We showed the world we're one of the best relay teams in the world.

One step took that away. But it's sports. I'm proud of those guys. They're like my family.