Olympic disqualifications...i dont get it??

[Mark Cattell]

I'm did not realise that Great Britain had a German speaking province...

[harvey b davison]

for me its simple, you cheat, your out !

 

I carnt understand how dwain chambers is allowed in ( the olympics), when he was banned for using drugs.

 

Its just all wrong !!!

[Cookie05]

if is against the rules then disqualifications is fair enough, but surely they are just not trying there best which is used through races in heats so whats the difference?

[born2trot]

I believe there may be a query as to whether he actually meant what he initially said as English is a second language to him.

 

I agree with this ... Watched the interview and he hadnt a clue how he was being interpreted . This situation is within the rules apparently .

[felixthelogchopper]

I'm did not realise that Great Britain had a German speaking province...

 

Germany has an English speaking province

[likeitorlumpit]

you got to play by the rules and if the rules say you can't deliberately lose then you should be out. The skill is in losing without making it look deliberate. Thats not so easy especially if your opponents also want to lose. I would agree by a toss of a coin before the event who should lose.

[Paul Jenks]

There are certain events where mechanical failure in the first bit af a race is an acceptable reason for a restart. Knowing the rules is one of the keystones of competing, like getting to the start on time.

What the cyclist did and what the lightweight double did was within the rules and you can see by the results and the physical state of them at the end of the race that they worked as hard as they possibly could.

The badminton situation addresses the spirit of the olympics. I'll agree that a situation where, by winning a round, you get a trickier draw shouldn't arise and that is something that the IOC should address. However, the relentless serving into the net by the badminton players was at best niave. Their coaches should have known better and the spectators, who, let it be said, are a fundamental part of The Olympic Games, deserved to be treated with more respect than they were and they pretty quickly picked up on the poor performance. To be recognised as the best in a sport you have to beat anyone and everyone on the day of competition.

As for Chambers, the UKAA did ban him and fought long and hard to keep him banned. He got back in on a legal, international technicality. Whether he is booed out of the stadium or cheered to the rafters is a decision for the spectators in the stadium at the time of his performance.

[Mick Stockbridge]

Vinokourov should never have been allowed to compete, nor David Millar. If you've trained and raced on drugs than surely it has some lasting effect.

 

Stuff Chambers. I won't be cheering him on.