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High school track star stripped of state title over celebration paying respect to Olympic gold medalist: ‘I would say reinstate her’
New York Post ^ | June 30, 2025 | Richard Pollina

Posted on 06/03/2025 3:09:05 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

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To: yesthatjallen

I understand why the new catch phrase includes the word fatigue.
I’m tired of it.


41 posted on 06/03/2025 5:01:21 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships)
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To: Resolute Conservative

To be fair (cue Wayne, Daryl, Dan and Katy ...) I wouldn’t mind one bit if soccer players were ejected for rolling around in “pain” after a Sarcasta-ball level hit.


42 posted on 06/03/2025 5:11:50 AM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: lee martell

But who knows what kind of stunts the father has done in the past? This seems likely that it would not be the same performance this guy has put together.


43 posted on 06/03/2025 5:12:52 AM PDT by Bernard (Issue an annual budget. And Issue a federal government balance sheet. Let's see what we got.)
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To: GranTorino
I just want to go back to the mid-1970s


44 posted on 06/03/2025 5:22:10 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Her proud father, David, handed his daughter a fire extinguisher, and away from her competitors, she sprayed on her shoes as if they were on fire.

she sprayed on her shoes as if they were on fire. Her father handed her the extinguisher

45 posted on 06/03/2025 5:29:14 AM PDT by deport
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To: FLT-bird

TIK-TOK PARENTING


46 posted on 06/03/2025 5:51:39 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

She celebrated in her own space. She won fair and square, no matter what the sports officials say or did.


47 posted on 06/03/2025 5:54:45 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

That was exactly what I was thinking reading this story. I was about to post something similar but I’m too stupid to post pictures.


48 posted on 06/03/2025 5:58:49 AM PDT by suthener ( I do not like living under our homosexual, ghetto, feminist government.)
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To: 70times7

And the second-place runner is still second place. She will know that her whole life. She is first place looser.


49 posted on 06/03/2025 6:09:01 AM PDT by healy61
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To: suthener

Or as the old saying goes, give them an inch and they’ll take a mile.

To post a pic, find an internet posted picture, right click on it, choose “Inspect” (normally the last option), a window will appear with a portion highlighted hit Ctrl C (for copy), then go to where you want to post and hit Ctrl V (for paste). Then check preview, it normally works but not always.


50 posted on 06/03/2025 6:14:10 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

It is a shame someone didn’t stab her for disrespecting them.

Graduation ceremonies have become insufferable. You used to not supposed to applaud each until the end. That is long gone, now they are decorating their hats. It is all look at me.

I’m glad she was kicked off.


51 posted on 06/03/2025 6:16:27 AM PDT by alternatives?
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To: 70times7

and you really believe they and everyone else will obey the rules next time?


52 posted on 06/03/2025 6:21:19 AM PDT by alternatives?
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I think there needs to be a middle ground between “Sure, no problem bringing a fire extinguisher to an event because you know you’ll use it to celebrate” and “Disqualified and eliminated”


53 posted on 06/03/2025 6:25:30 AM PDT by TennesseeProfessor
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To: subterfuge

No. Like I said “it’s shocking”


54 posted on 06/03/2025 7:04:18 AM PDT by albie
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

There are rules and when rules are not followed, there are unfortunate circumstances. It is too bad they are not allowed to participate in their own leagues with their own rules.

I believe people would pay to watch the celebrations unfold. Before you know it, the track meet turns into a 24 hour event.

Oh, maybe that is why there are rules. The less-follicled just do not ever get it.


55 posted on 06/03/2025 7:18:02 AM PDT by Racketeer
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
In the article in the Western Journal, the father blames racism for her daughter being stripped of her title:

Headline:

Track Star's Family Claims Racism After Outlandish Celebration Gets Her Stripped of State Title

"I feel it was racially motivated.” the elder Adams said.

56 posted on 06/03/2025 8:04:07 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: Bon of Babble
A local, very useful elevator quit. "I feel it was racially motivated." A spice bottle that I recently bought at the grocery store, did not have "the safety label!" "I feel it was racially motivated.”
57 posted on 06/03/2025 8:06:06 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: alternatives?
"Graduation ceremonies have become insufferable. You used to not supposed to applaud each until the end. That is long gone, now they are decorating their hats. It is all look at me."

And all the childish hooping and hollering "woo-hoo's" (mostly by women) at almost any event, including weddings and awards presentations. Probably see them at funerals soon.

58 posted on 06/03/2025 8:09:20 AM PDT by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

It’s consistent with the “look at me, look at me, look at MEEEEEEE” culture in modern sports. Charles Barkley was wrong when he said, “I’m not a role model”. I would be embarrassed if one of my girls had done this. We raised them to be competitors, but classy, humble competitors (like in the old days).


59 posted on 06/03/2025 8:15:52 AM PDT by jagusafr ( )
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To: SaveFerris

Nice!
Mine was brown.


60 posted on 06/03/2025 8:30:05 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships)
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