Olympic 100m bottle throw: Man on public order charge

Scotland Yard said Ashley Gill-Webb, of South Milford, near Leeds, would appear at Stratford Magistrates' Court later.

After the incident a Dutch judo champion hit a man she had seen throwing a bottle on to the track.

Edith Bosch, 32, said she hit him on the back with the flat of her hand.

A Locog spokesman said: "The incident had no impact on the competitors or the event."

However, US sprinter Justin Gatlin, who won bronze in Sunday's race, said the bottle had been a "little distraction".

He added: "I didn't know what it was, but when you're in those blocks, and the whole stadium's quiet, you can hear a pin drop."

A police spokesman said Mr Gill-Webb had been charged with intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress under section 5 of the Public Order Act.

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