Cuban Dayron Robles has become another major disqualification in the World Championship, having been stripped of his medal 110m hurdles gold.
Robles contacted the Chinese Liu Xiang was disqualified, and then appeal to the Chinese, handing Jason Richardson, gold, silver and Liu.
A call to the Cuban team was rejected, and Andy Turner received the bronze medal.
Usain Bolt was disqualified in the 100 for a false start on Sunday.
Olympic champion and world record holder Liu Robles brushed arm, caused him to drop the final hurdle and finished in 13.27 seconds, behind Richardson, who managed 13.16.
"Robles hit me twice in the ninth hurdle, pulling me, but I'm sure it was not intentional," said Liu, who won Olympic gold in 2004 and 2007 world title.
"I lost my balance when I arrived at the barrier due to the 10th bumps. If this is not the incident, I was the gold medalist. "
European and Commonwealth champion Turner, who was removed from the Elite level of funding for only two years ago when he decided he could not reach the grand final has been grappling with the semi-final after a poor start.
It was first in 13.44 and the fourth said, "I did not win a medal by default, but won a bronze medal at the World Championships and I am the moon with that, though I'm still disappointed with my running. "
William Sharman Columbia finished fifth joint with Aries Merritt, complaining immediately after the clashes with the U.S. during the first two obstacles.
"I was able to get a medal - it's really frustrating," said Sharma. "I'm an ambitious guy, and when there are eight copies of the same line of departure is the eighth so I'm pretty gutted about it.
"It was a difficult year and I have not been able to train for a large part due to injuries."
American David Oliver, the fastest 110m hurdler this year, was not involved in the controversy that hit the second hurdle and finished in a distant 13.44 for fifth place, later upgraded to fourth place after the disqualification.
Meanwhile, women's 400m final Amantle Montsho won the first medal of Botswana at the World Championships.
Montsho held by American Allyson Felix wins the line 49.56 seconds, only 0.03 seconds before Felix, in which Russia is Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, taking bronze in 50.24, and the defending champion Sanya Richards, Ross, seventh 51.32.
Oscar Pistorius has seen the historical presence of MM will end when he failed to make the 400 final.
The 24 years in South Africa, the first amputee athlete to compete in the contest and received finished last in her semifinal.
Pistorius, whose carbon fiber blades caused a great debate about whether they give an unfair advantage, clocked 46.19 seconds.
Defending champion LaShawn Merritt was the fastest in qualifying time in 44.76 seconds after recently returned from a doping suspension.
Also thanks to Tuesday's final Belgian twins Jonathan and Kevin Borlée, Grenadan few Kirani James Rondell Bartholomew, Tabari Henry in the US Virgin Islands, Jamaica Jermaine Gonzales and Nigeria-born Femi Ogunode Qatar.
Last night the final of Carmelita Jeter goes for gold in the 100m women.
She made an excellent start and finished in 10.90 seconds, beating Jamaica Veronica Campbell-Brown in 0.07 seconds with Trinidad and Tobago Kelly-Ann Baptiste third.
Koji Murofushi was a surprise gold medal in the hammer with a throw of 81.24 meters on Monday to give Japan its first championship title.
And in the pole vault in Poland Pawel Wojciechowski took the gold medal after a jump of 5.90m.
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