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TOKYO (AP) — Olympic champion Cole Hocker was disqualified from the semifinals of the 1,500 meters at world championships Monday after judges ruled he jostled other runners while making a late move on the inside. Hocker was running near the inside edge of the track when he got boxed in and turned semi-sideways to squeeze past Germany’s Robert Farken. Hocker …

USA’s Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hocker was disqualified from his semi-final at the world championships on Monday after he barged his way through a crowd on the home straight. Hocker was boxed in on the inside with nowhere to go – just as he had been in the Olympic final a year ago. He saw a sliver of a gap …