Here are some pertinent rule references from a 1999 edition
of the USATF rulebook (there may be a few changes since then,
but probably nothing significant in this area):
Rule 65, para 8:
"Any competitor who shall refuse to obey the directions of
the Referee or other proper official, or who shall
Clearly he was rabbiting - if it looks like a duck and smells like a duck,
it is. His claims that he was not rabbiting are ridiculous.
"Proving" it in a legally defensible manner is another story. Assuming it
could be proven, the USATF Board could certainly suspend him based on any
one of sever
I don't agree if it displaces someone else. Although, obviously, in some cases
the particular national federation is in on the decision. Still not fair on an
athlete by athlete basis. I suspect if it happened in the UK, US and/or Canada,
there would be the same uproar as now. I can't speak for the
>Ben Hall wrote:
>
> > >From the Reuters article, "In championship events, such as the World
>Cup,
> > each athlete in the field competes to win."
> >
> > Just not in the GP Final? While I completely disapprove of Lassiter's
> > actions I do think a significant portion of the blame lies squarely
I agree totally. This sport needs to rid itself of all rabbits. At this rate they're
going to put them in field events too. These Euro Meets are turning into practices
where
everyone runs one interval, its no longer about the competition. The IAAF needs to
wake
the hell up.
MJR
Ben Hall wr
>From the Reuters article, "In championship events, such as the World Cup,
each athlete in the field competes to win."
Just not in the GP Final? While I completely disapprove of Lassiter's
actions I do think a significant portion of the blame lies squarely on the
IAAF for the antics they allowed
