Athletics-Sweden's Pettersson out of discus final after overnight review

Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Discus Throw Men - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 19, 2023 Sweden's Simon Pettersson in action during Qualification - Group B REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Olympic silver medallist Simon Pettersson of Sweden has been removed from Monday's men's discus final at the World Athletics Championships after his qualifying throw was deemed to be a foul after an overnight appeal by New Zealand.

Petterson's throw of 63.93 metres on Saturday was 10th best, but the Jury of Appeal rejected it for a foot foul upon review. His second-best effort of 62.53 put him 21st, well outside the top-12 qualifiers for the final.