• tfhermobwoaywayB
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    2 months ago

    Exactly. The athlete who displayed a gross lack of sportsmanship and challenged Chiles’ complaint because of a four second dispute can try and steal her medal but she won’t give it up.

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      2 months ago

      I don’t think it’s a lack of sportsmanship to make use of the processes that are there. I do think the processes here are insane.

      I’m someone with a legal background and the way they have things set up is a mess. From what I can tell, every step of the process is calibrated for speed. I agree that the initial decisions should be made quickly (but surely they can spare 2 more minutes for the final competitor to file). However, appeals need more care and time than just a few days.

      This whole thing just reeks of an organization that wants to shove this under a rug and move on. They know they screwed up multiple times at the competition and now are using a complete lack of flexibility to try to cover for it. The problem for them is that they are facing a litigant that doesn’t lack for resources and is highly determined.