Orlando Ortega from Spain was in third place on the men's 110 meter hurdles when reigning world champion Omar McLeod stumbled across a hedge and disturbed Ortega on the track next door. Ortega fell to fifth place and chose to appeal to the International Athletics Association, IAAF. The IAAF chose to reject the protest.
Spain then chose to appeal a second time. And on Thursday night, the message came that IAAF had chosen to back and give bronze to Ortega.