She’s started a social media campaign saying she’s being targeted for her race etc and is innocent. But she was DQed and apparently a ref and another athlete saw her push someone. Does anyone have the inside scoop?
She’s started a social media campaign saying she’s being targeted for her race etc and is innocent. But she was DQed and apparently a ref and another athlete saw her push someone. Does anyone have the inside scoop?
Would also like to know. I have been following this. She's alleging racial discrimination but I can tell you that the head coach of the team who filed the complaint is a black woman.
I wasn't there (I was at the first meet of the day) but there is nothing that I could see in the livestream. I would expect there to be some indisputable evidence if an athlete was dq'ed and if I was her coach I would have been demanding to see that proof. The fact that we aren't hearing from her coach is kind of telling.
We (coaches) were specifically told that any disputes needed to be dealt at the meet. I actually went to an official at the D2 meet for clarification when an athlete dropped out of a race to question whether he could compete in later events. Questioning after the meet has concluded is too late.
I feel bad for her. If she had shoved someone there was very likely something that preceded it and they should have both been dq'ed.
I watched the live stream replay as well, and also did not see any contact with another lane in the prelim, and the camera was on the start for almost a minute before the start of the race. The second place finisher, who filed the complaint, wasn't even in an adjacent lane to her.