Why was martina disqualified in beijing




















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He didn't impede in anybody's race. He was told he finished second after all that, he took a victory lap. I can understand his humiliation and embarrassment and all that. Sports Sprinter Martina loses Olympic final appeal Netherlands Antilles sprinter Churandy Martina lost his appeal Friday to be reinstated as silver medallist in the metres at the Beijing Olympics. Social Sharing. Martina crossed the line second in Crawford's time was Martina crossed the line in second place but was disqualified for running out of his lane after a protest by the U.

Martina and his Caribbean island team claimed the protest was filed too late and appealed to CAS, the highest tribunal in sports. Olympic Committee. Crawford, the Olympic gold medalist, originally came in fourth in Beijing. Teammate Wallace Spearmon was third but was disqualified for running out of his lane. American officials studied video of the race and filed a protest against Martina for the same error. Martina and his team argued that the protest was filed past the minute postrace deadline set by the IAAF.

On a dramatic night in the Bird's Nest stadium on Aug. Crawford left the medal for Martina at a hotel during a meet in Zurich, Switzerland, shortly after the Olympics. He didn't impede in anybody's race.

He was told he finished second after all that, he took a victory lap.



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