Fair or Foul: Guy DOMINATES IAAF Gold level xc meet in Spain but is DQd because he wasn't wearing the shirt of his sponsor

RRW wrote:

Current World Athletics Cross Country Tour leader, and Castellón, Soria, San Sebastián and Santiponce winner, Rodrigue Kwizera easily won the race but he was disqualified for not wearing the shirt of his Spanish club (Playas de Castellón) which is mandatory for all athletes who belong to Spanish Clubs, therefore Andessamed Oukhelfen won the race followed by Carlos Mayo.

rojo wrote:

How is a DQ possibly the outcome of this for an official World Athletics event?

You answered your own question

I didn't answer my own question. In the NFL, it's a rule that you can't commit holding. But if you hold, you aren't thrown of the game.

Yes, he broke a rule. I dont think the consequence of breaking the rule should result in a DQ.

It's agains the law to steal, if I walk into 7-11 and steal a candy bar, the police can't give me the death penalty.

rojo wrote:

I didn't answer my own question. In the NFL, it's a rule that you can't commit holding. But if you hold, you aren't thrown of the game.

Yes, he broke a rule. I dont think the consequence of breaking the rule should result in a DQ.

It's agains the law to steal, if I walk into 7-11 and steal a candy bar, the police can't give me the death penalty.

Huh? You think the equivalent of a DQ is getting the death penalty?

rojo wrote:

I didn't answer my own question. In the NFL, it's a rule that you can't commit holding. But if you hold, you aren't thrown of the game.

Yes, he broke a rule. I dont think the consequence of breaking the rule should result in a DQ.

It's agains the law to steal, if I walk into 7-11 and steal a candy bar, the police can't give me the death penalty.

You can't hold in the NFL, but you aren't thrown out if you hold. But there is a penalty, in the form of yards gained or lost.

So maybe this is a 20-second penalty, or a 30-second penalty? Then what?

rojo, why do deliberately mislead and say 'sponsor' instead of club singlet, which is mandatory

How about Ronaldo or Messi playing in their own shirts, how would that go down?

...and its not a friggin fun run, grow up

I am Sam wrote:

...and its not a friggin fun run, grow up

THANK YOU. It’s time for Rojo to be the adult in the room

rojo wrote:

It's agains the law to steal, if I walk into 7-11 and steal a candy bar, the police can't give me the death penalty.

Tell that to all the families of unarmed wheelchair bound grannies who get shot in the back by cops. Police will definitely execute anyone they want for stealing a candy bar.

rojo wrote:

I didn't answer my own question. In the NFL, it's a rule that you can't commit holding. But if you hold, you aren't thrown of the game.

Yes, he broke a rule. I dont think the consequence of breaking the rule should result in a DQ.

It's agains the law to steal, if I walk into 7-11 and steal a candy bar, the police can't give me the death penalty.

Exactly. You are given a ticket or something because that is what the law says. You know the rules and you know the consequences. If you don't like the rule, try to get it changed.

Well as a "rule" is a pretty dumb and overkill.... More power to the bureaucrats

KAV wrote:

Well as a "rule" is a pretty dumb and overkill.... More power to the bureaucrats

you're stupid. If you played for the Dallas Cowboys, and, for the game, you wore a Boston Celtics jersey, and refused to change, you would be ejected. Same logic applies here.

don't like it? find a different sport honey buns

I agree 100 percent

He deserves to be DQ'd. It's a stupid rule but it's a rule. A rule is a rule and if it is stated and broken anyway, then consequences follow.

I know of several states and in high school meets everyone must wear the same uniform during XC meets or in track if the runners are on a relay team. This is much different.

The event was not sanctioned by WA but by the Spanish Association (RFEA), and its rules say that an athlete must wear his club's singlet. "Anyone who breaks the uniformity rules will be prevented from racing, from keep racing, or will be considered that has not participated".

Kwizera runs for Playas de Castellón -he lead them to national XC title last week- and can't wear Nike singlet in Spanish meets.

The mystery is why the officials didn't tell him anything in the call room: there where tons of Playas singlets in Alcobendas, so he could have changed it.

Ahhh......I remember the days when the BROJOS never posted because they were too good for us.

Now they start, and pump threads so they can get paid.... You guys are literally, The Worst..

Pirate/Cat/Gun girl forever!

If the uniform is that important, the club should have told him and handed him the shirt he needs to wear, his coaches should have told him and race officials should have told him before he even got to the race.

But a uniform is not important in an individual race, everyone knows that. If it was a team race, then his score shouldn't count in the team standings but he still should get the individual win.

If there was a regular season, where everyone wore their team shirts and represented their team, I can see that carrying over to the championship. But if the championship is just a one-off race where the good runners show up, then the uniform rule is just stupid.