{"id":255548,"date":"2026-07-31T14:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/commonwealth-games-medal-revoked-as-england-star-traumatised-in-re-run-drama\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:54:04","slug":"commonwealth-games-medal-revoked-as-england-star-traumatised-in-re-run-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/commonwealth-games-medal-revoked-as-england-star-traumatised-in-re-run-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Games medal revoked as England star &#8216;traumatised&#8217; in re-run drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_5c0bc2\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A Team England competitor at the 2026 Commonwealth Games confessed she&#8217;d been left &#8220;low-key traumatised&#8221; after being forced to race again despite winning silver the first time<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37500722\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Ellis Kottas said she was &quot;low-key traumatised&quot; after being displaced from the medal places in her Commonwealth Games event\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Ellis Kottas said she was &#8220;low-key traumatised&#8221; after being displaced from the medal places in her Commonwealth Games event<cite aria-label=\"Image: Patrick Khachfe, Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Patrick Khachfe, Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Team England athlete <a aria-label=\"Ellis Kottas was cruelly denied a medalLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/othersport\/2234917\/england-commonwealth-games-ellis-kottas-medal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Ellis Kottas was cruelly denied a medal<\/a> at the 2026 <a aria-label=\"Commonwealth GamesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/commonwealth-games\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Commonwealth Games<\/a> despite initially having the silver medal secured. The 22-year-old said she was &#8220;low-key traumatised&#8221; after being stripped of her podium finish in the <a aria-label=\"women&#039;sLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/women\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">women&#8217;s<\/a> 1,500-metre wheelchair race in <a aria-label=\"GlasgowLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Glasgow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The women&#8217;s 1,500m T54 was originally held at Scotstoun Stadium on Wednesday evening, where Glaswegian Melanie Woods shattered the Games record en route to claiming gold. Kottas finished in third before being elevated to silver after Canada&#8217;s Nandini Sharma was disqualified for her involvement in an early collision that also derailed Australian Eliza Ault-Connell and Noemi Alphonse of Mauritius.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Para-athletics officials took the decision to re-run the race on Friday morning following appeals from both the Australian and Mauritian teams. Kottas, who herself had been sent into a wall amid the opening-lap mayhem during the original race, finished fourth in the re-run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Woods claimed top spot on the podium for a second time, once again setting a new Commonwealth Games record. However, Team England and Kottas were left with little to show for their efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In an <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/instagram\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Instagram<\/a> post shared after the first running of the race, Kottas wrote: &#8220;I&#8217;m sure that most of you are aware of the crash that impacted half of the athletes (I didn&#8217;t expect my commonwealth debut to be me crashing into the wall! ) but I continued and took bronze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Unfortunately the crash was deemed to have been caused by an athlete who has since been disqualified (hence the silver) but the para-athletics authorities have decided to rerun the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;While I&#8217;m lowkey traumatised, if I&#8217;m going to medal I want to do so on my own merit, so I will go out and give it all I&#8217;ve got. If I don&#8217;t medal so be it, I&#8217;ll still have the incredible memories of lifting that England flag.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Regrettably, that proved to be all she would take away from the race after crossing the line outside the medal positions. Despite the setback, Kottas remained positive following the race and seemed in good spirits while giving interviews.<\/p>\n<div class=\"HtmlEmbed_container__x6svQ\">\n<figure data-testid=\"embed-placeholder\" class=\"EmbedPlaceholder_figure__NLMFl undefined false\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" viewbox=\"0 0 90 90\" fill=\"none\" data-testid=\"consent-placeholder-icon\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_10846_5865)\"><circle opacity=\"0.16\" cx=\"45\" cy=\"45\" r=\"33.75\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-neutral-default)\"\/><path d=\"M21.1351 21.1351C15.0276 27.2427 11.25 35.6802 11.25 45C11.25 63.6396 26.3604 78.75 45 78.75C54.3198 78.75 62.7573 74.9724 68.8649 68.8649M21.1351 21.1351C27.2427 15.0276 35.6802 11.25 45 11.25C63.6396 11.25 78.75 26.3604 78.75 45C78.75 54.3198 74.9724 62.7573 68.8649 68.8649M21.1351 21.1351L68.8649 68.8649\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-neutral-default)\" stroke-width=\"7.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_10846_5865\"><rect width=\"90\" height=\"90\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><figcaption>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jonny Riall, Chef de Mission for Team England, revealed he and his colleagues had &#8220;strongly challenged&#8221; the choice to stage the race a second time. He pointed out there was no official appeals procedure accessible to them despite no attempts to stop the initial race following the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The race officials did not halt the race at the time of the incident, nor was any immediate decision made to declare the race void or order a rerun,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Ellis and the team, therefore, proceeded on the understanding that all competition procedures had been completed and the result confirmed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AffiliateContentsEmbed_affiliate-contents-container__oTiet\" data-testid=\"affiliate-contents-embed\">\n<div data-testid=\"affiliate-content\" class=\"AffiliateContent_affiliate-content-container__10EX_ affiliate-content\">\n<p>Watch the 2026 Commonwealth Games live on TNT Sports<\/p>\n<div class=\"AffiliateDisclaimer_affiliate-disclaimer__dG5ST\">\n<div class=\"AffiliateDisclaimer_affiliate-text__8nmDa\">This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/affiliates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"AffiliateContent_section-container__JMDzM AffiliateContent_content-details__U6C2M AffiliateContent_has-content-img___LY95\">\n<div class=\"AffiliateContent_section-content__QCkL9\">\n<div class=\"AffiliateContent_content-image__FxPNL\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Content Image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35924693.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s510b\/0_TNT-Sportsjfif.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"AffiliateContent_content-price-details__OpMC_\">\n<p>\u00a330.99<\/p>\n<p>TNT Sports<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"AffiliateContent_content-buy-btn__xWiVO buy-btn\" aria-label=\"Buy button\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wSljq3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Get TNT Sports here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"AffiliateContent_section-container__JMDzM\">\n<div id=\"product-description\" class=\"AffiliateContent_section-content__QCkL9\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">TNT Sports is airing all the action from the 2026 <!-- -->Commonwealth Games live from Glasgow across <!-- -->July 23 to August 2<!-- -->. 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