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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
I can see his point that its unfair, because in any other country (other than Norway) he could compete after serving his ban, but to me - legally - the UK Athletics authority should be free to pick their team on any criteria they want (as long as there's no criminal - ie race, religious, etc - discrimination)
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I disagree - just as your employer cannot impose ridiculous rules upon you, nor can UK Athletics impose rules and sanctions that are overly harsh.
The powers organizations such as UK Athletics has are conferred upon them by higher powers - and those higher powers (in this case, the court) can rescind those powers or overturn their decisions.
At any rate, this is all a side show - he'll likely go out in the semis of Beijing if he goes. All the Americans are effortlessly going under 10 flat, as are the two Jamaicans, never mind what any other runners (Nigerians, Bahamians, etc) may be doing.
The Bolt/Gay/Powell showdown is the big news.