I didn't watch the race or anything, but I did read the AP report.
From TSN.ca:
It sure sounds like he acted like an ass after being disqualified. Throwing a temper tantrum like some whiney 6 year old isn't really a good way to make people sympathetic to your cause.
Hell, I don't know if he deserved to be DQ'd, but rules are rules. It's the nature of sport. People in charge of calling infractions, be they referees, umpires, judges, or whatever, are human. They have to call things like they see it, and at times they can make mistakes.
Any athlete should be prepared to accept the fact that they might, at one time or another, get shafted by a bad call and learn to move on. If you can't do that, and act like a brat afterwards, then I have no sympathy for you.
Edit: I see no evidence whatsoever that the judges were "crooked". Care to back that up?
From TSN.ca:
Quote:Chaos erupted when American sprinter Jon Drummond refused to leave the track after being disqualified under the sport's new false start rules.
Drummond lay on his back on the track for several minutes, saying, ``I didn't move, I didn't move,'' as race officials tried to get him to leave.
After about 15 minutes of confusion, all eight runners were led away from the starting blocks to the warm-up area. The runners from the next heat were brought in to run their race.
Later, Drummond was officially disqualified and did not appear for the rerun of his heat. He was seen sobbing uncontrollably and rolling on the grass as his coach, John Smith, tried to console him. Drummond also jumped into the water in the steeplechase pit at the practice track.
It sure sounds like he acted like an ass after being disqualified. Throwing a temper tantrum like some whiney 6 year old isn't really a good way to make people sympathetic to your cause.
Hell, I don't know if he deserved to be DQ'd, but rules are rules. It's the nature of sport. People in charge of calling infractions, be they referees, umpires, judges, or whatever, are human. They have to call things like they see it, and at times they can make mistakes.
Any athlete should be prepared to accept the fact that they might, at one time or another, get shafted by a bad call and learn to move on. If you can't do that, and act like a brat afterwards, then I have no sympathy for you.
Edit: I see no evidence whatsoever that the judges were "crooked". Care to back that up?