In the tense minutes that followed, it emerged that the Olympic Games velodrome had not been equipped with a camera at the point of the derny's exit, and lacking a photo finish of the moment showing that Kenny's front tyre overlapped the derny's rear tyre, the judges were convinced the move was too close to call.
It also turned out that two British Cycling performance analysts were in the crowd filming at that moment, and provided a video showing how close it was.
Poland's Damian Zielinski, who finished outside the medals, objected to the ruling saying it was clear that Kenny and Awang overtook the derny. "They didn't want to retake the medals from the guys," he said. "I think normally, they should be disqualified, but you cannot argue with the judges."