Rio Olympics 2016: Jack Burnell insists 10km swim disqualification is ‘a joke’

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‘This whole thing is a joke’ – disqualified Burnell

Great Britain’s Jack Burnell says his disqualification from the men’s 10km open water swim was “a joke”, as Dutchman Ferry Weertman took gold.

There was plenty of confusion after a dramatic finish, with Greece’s Spiros Gianniotis initially given the win before being downgraded to silver.

Burnell’s disqualification was for two yellow cards – he was unclear about the first, while the second followed a tussle with Oussama Mellouli.

“Absolutely outrageous,” said Burnell.

The 23-year-old said officials in “about 600 boats” had “no idea what they are doing, giving out cards left, right and centre for nothing”.

He added: “The whole thing is a joke. I was disqualified two metres from the finish.”

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Burnell was given third and then fifth place at the finish …

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