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.