It'll be interesting to see how USATF handles this
since one of their officials supposedly advised
Drummond to stay on the track and not accept his DQ.
It would also be nice to hear USATF's rationale for
using the former 2 false start rule at the US
Championships instead of the new rule. In hindsight,
it seems to be a very bad decision.
Below is the paragraph from the article on the IAAF
site with a URL:
The Advisory Board has studied the behaviour of Jon
Drummond (USA), who refused to leave the track
following his disqualification after a false start,
and USA Track and Field Team Admin Officer Michael
Cain, who ran onto to the track to advise Drummond not
to accept his disqualification, and has concluded
that, in both cases, the behaviour was improper,
unsporting and has brought the sport of athletics into
disrepute.
http://www.iaaf.org/WCH03/news/Kind=512/newsId=22631.html
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IAAF Urges U.S. Take Action Vs. Drummond
By STEPHEN WILSON
AP Sports Writer
Track and field's world governing body told U.S.
officials Monday to take disciplinary action against
sprinter Jon Drummond, who threw a tantrum after
being disqualified from the 100-meter heats at the
World Championships.
The International Association of Athletics
Federations ruled Drummond's behavior was
unsportsmanlike and likely to bring the sport into
disrepute.
Drummond lay on the track in protest after being
thrown out of Sunday's quarterfinal heats for a
false start. His angry and tearful tirade threw the
schedule at the Stade de France into chaos for
nearly an hour.
The IAAF gave USA Track Field chief executive
Craig Masback until 8 p.m. Tuesday to carry out an
investigation, give Drummond a hearing and announce
a sanction.
There must be some disciplinary action, IAAF
general secretary Istvan Gyulai told The Associated
Press. This is unsportsmanlike and damaging
behavior and should not happen again.
USATF spokeswoman Jill Geer said the federation
would study its bylaws to determine the proper
disciplinary procedure under an expedited
circumstance.
Before the IAAF announced its decision, Masback said
not all the facts were known.
I think more information will come out, he told
the AP. It's in everybody's interests that the dust
settles.
If the IAAF is not satisfied with the U.S. action,
the world body can impose its own sanctions against
Drummond, including suspending him from the rest of
the championships, Gyulai said.
If we believe what he did is so significant, we can
immediately exclude him from any other event,
Gyulai said.
Drummond is scheduled to compete in the 400-meter
relay this weekend.
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