coach d wrote:
malmo wrote:Some Americans act like little girls...or gossipy grandmothers. These girls watch every frame of every race and interview looking to find offense in something - anything.
Kilty did nothing wrong.
Oh, yes he did. He flinched in the blocks just before the gun went off. You don't need an IAAF false start detector to see that--it is obvious in the video if you know anything about sprinting. Your responsibility as an athlete when you've been given a DQ like that is to get up and walk out like a man, and not act like an entitled teen age drama queen. You can file an appeal for a judgement call that is appealable (this isn't).
They're not exactly going to give him a T, but he may very well hear from the BAF about acceptable and nonacceptable behavior. If you're being paid an appearance fee, the race organizers have every right to expect professional conduct.
So why wasn't Dawn Harper-Nelson DQ'd from Monaco or Lausanne (can't remember which) when she CLEARLY false-started.....then had a hissy fit?