Following the protest, the referee used competition rule 17.2 to allow the athlete to compete in the final. According to the rule, if an athlete is jostled or obstructed during an event so as the impede their progress, then in subsection 17.2.1, if the jostling or obstruction is considered unintentional or caused otherwise than an athlete, the referee may, if they are of the opinion that an athlete was seriously affected, in accordance with Rule 18.7 of the competition rules or rule 8,7 of the technical rules order that the race be re-held or allow the affected athlete to compete in the subsequent round of the event.
Amos is among the athletes whom the country has pinned its hope on for a podium finish. He remains the only athlete in the country with an Olympic medal after bagging silver at the 2012 London Olympics.
