England cyclist Melissa Lowther was left “gutted” after an administrative error meant she was left off the entry list for Tuesday’s Commonwealth Games time trial.

Team England issued a statement admitting that an “administrative error meant that she was not formally entered into the race”‘ – rendering months of preparation work useless.

Here, Press Association Sport’s Alex Thurston looks at other occasions when administration has gone awry in sport.

Chris Froome

At the Rio Olympics in 2016, Froome almost forgot to register for the road race. The Briton had to be reminded only minutes before the start of the race to sign up, by BBC journalist Natalie Pirks. The three-time Tour de France winner was unaware his name was being called over the public address system, prompting Pirks to shout at him over the barrier. All riders must sign in before the race starts – and Froome had forgotten to do so.

London 2012

Valerie  Adams’ name was left out of the initial line-up of athletes, leading to an administrative scramble to sort things out before the start of the shot-put event. The New Zealander went on to win a gold medal in London – but only after the original winner Nadzeya Ostapchuk had her medal stripped after failing a drugs test.

Also at London 2012, officials apologised to North Korean athletes after their pictures were displayed next to the flag of South Korea. This mix-up delayed the women’s football match at Glasgow’s Hampden Park and happened on the first day of action, leaving a whole nation unimpressed.

Roberto De Vicenzo

De Vicenzo was supposed to be facing Bob Goalby in an 18-hole play-off for the 1968 Masters, when news broke that he had signed an incorrect scorecard. While the Argentinian was waiting for Goalby to finish, playing partner Tommy Aaron noticed De Vicenzo had signed for a higher total than he had actually registered – a player is responsible for the score on each hole of his own card. After pointing out the error to a Masters official, the score stood and Goalby was confirmed as the champion.

US Tennis Association

Last year, the US Tennis Association had to apologise after a dated version of Germany’s historic national anthem associated with the Nazi regime was performed before a Fed Cup match. The lyrics to the anthem translated to “Germany, Germany, above all, above all in the world. German team member Andrea Petkovic was disturbed after this happened, and went on to lose her match.