▁line . ▁ ▁Far ah ▁pulled ▁away ▁and ▁Ch el imo ▁followed ▁him ▁across ▁the ▁finish ▁line . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁score board , ▁he ▁was ▁initially ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁winner . ▁ ▁Then ▁his ▁name ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁results , ▁along ▁with ▁Canadian ▁Moh ammed ▁Ah med ▁and ▁Eth iop ian ▁Mu kt ar ▁Ed ris . ▁▁ ▁Ch el imo ▁had ▁ex changed ▁el b ows ▁with ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁turn . ▁ ▁Video ▁showed ▁Ch el imo ▁ste pping ▁inside ▁of ▁the ▁track . ▁ ▁H ag os ▁Geb r hi w et ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁second ▁place , ▁American ▁Bernard ▁Lag at ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁third . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁appe aled ▁and ▁the ▁medal ▁was ▁re inst ated , ▁with ▁Ed ris , ▁the ▁initi ator ▁of ▁the ▁contact ▁remaining ▁dis qual ified . ▁He ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁personal ▁best ▁of ▁ 1 3 : 0 3 . 9 0 ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁Ch el imo ' s ▁medal ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁since ▁Bob ▁Schul ▁and ▁Bill ▁D ell inger ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁held ▁in ▁Tokyo . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁World ▁Championships ▁Now ▁an ▁American ▁star , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁National ▁Championships ▁by ▁seven ▁seconds ▁in ▁record ▁time . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁World ▁Championships , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁familiar ▁faces ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁lap . ▁ ▁This ▁time ▁though , ▁Ed