While the athlete initially defended the staff member, it later emerged that he acted purposely and with a racist motive.
    • blkvvvs@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      7·
      9 days ago

      Muluh’s coach pleaded to get her one more attempt to squat the weights, but the judges were unrelenting, and Muluh saw her hopes at a second world title disappear.

      • Fluke@feddit.ukEnglish
        7·
        9 days ago

        That was before the admission by the racist and the ensuing banning, etc.

        • fizzle@quokk.auEnglish
          1·
          8 days ago

          Yeah but they can’t just reconvene another world championship next week because someone lost unfairly the first time.

          I mean, it’s absolutely unfair, but life is often unfair.