European Athletics Team Championships: GB name shot putter for 4x400m relay - BBC Sport

Great Britain were disqualified from the men's 4x400m relay at the European Athletics Team Championships after a reserve shot putter was named in the line-up by mistake.

Youcef Zatat - who had not travelled to Poland - was included in the quartet instead of sprinter Rabah Yousif.

UK Athletics performance director Neil Black blamed a "technical error".

He told BBC Sport: "It's absolutely gutting, for the athletes in particular." GB finished fifth overall.

They accumulated a total of 302.5 points. Italy won the 4x400m race and finished fourth in the overall standings with 316 points.

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