Orienteer101 wrote:I think what marred the day for many was not the decision of the jury. It was the petulant decision of Edinburgh support staff to lodge a complaint at all, rather than to use common sense and let the result stand, which nearly everyone viewed as the sporting thing to do. Especially as EUOC had already convincingly won both the Individual and Relay competitions.
It could also be argued that the 'right' and 'sporting' thing would have been for him to declare himself as DSQ. (As many people, including 3 or more (gold) medal winners, did at the Scottish Sprints a few weeks ago, see various other threads on here for details) It's hard to do especially when it is generally felt that there are things outwith your control which could have been less ambiguous but surely that's better than accepting a medal with a guilty conscience?