Eagles’ Devon Allen DQ’d in 110 hurdles final at worlds

Philadelphia Eagles vast receiver Devon Allen reached a desire in reaching the 110-meter hurdles last at the earth championships. Sad to say his desire turned into a nightmare. 

Allen didn’t get to operate his race after finding disqualified at the Globe Out of doors Observe and Subject Championships in Eugene, Oregon Sunday night. At the get started of the race, Allen was disqualified for a bogus start by 1/1000th of a 2nd and was not able to participate in the race — denying him an possibility at a medal. 

Grant Holloway, Allen’s United States teammate, attained the gold medal with a winning time of 13.03 seconds. Trey Cunningham, also from the United States, took residence the silver. The United States had the possibility for a podium sweep with Allen qualifying for the final — signing up for Holloway and Cunningham — but it was not to be. 

Allen ran a 13.09 in his semifinal heat Saturday, ending next and quickly advancing to the closing. He ran his preliminary heat in 13.47, successful that race. Allen ran this celebration in 12.84 seconds very last month — the 3rd-fastest in historical past. 

Despite his success on the keep track of this summer season, Allen nevertheless is building soccer with the Eagles his No. 1 priority as he’ll report to schooling camp up coming 7 days. Allen signed a 3-12 months contract with the Eagles in April right after managing a 4.35 40-garden sprint at Oregon’s Pro Working day. That was more than enough for the Eagles to give the 27-12 months-aged extensive receiver a superior glimpse this summertime. 

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Why did Allen consider so extensive to give football a shot? He experienced two ACL accidents in his profession at Oregon, the to start with in the still left knee at the 2015 School Soccer Playoff. He returned for his senior period at Oregon and tore the ACL in his correct knee in 2016, not owning played a football video game given that (he signed a professional track and area agreement in 2016). 

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In amongst the ACL tears, Allen finished fifth at the 2016 Rio Olympics in 110-meter hurdles. He’s a three-time national winner in the 110-meter hurdles (2014, 2016, 2018) and a two-time Olympian in the celebration. Allen finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles in the 2020 Beijing Olympics last summertime. 

Although the hurdles consequence was disappointing, Allen will even now have an possibility to make his mark with the Eagles in a 7 days. He’ll also have other possibilities to seize that elusive medal in the 110-meter hurdles in excess of the upcoming few many years, with the 2023 World Championships in Hungary and the 2024 Olympics in Paris.