Diane Roy Ridiculously Robbed
The International Paralympic Committee really messed this one up.
Roy won the 5000 m T54 but was forced to return the gold medal after protests by the Americans, Australians and Swiss teams who felt the crash-filled race wasn’t fair.
And the IPC agreed and ordered a rerun. How silly!
Roy subsequently won silver.
Man, imagin ehow many reruns we would have in short track speed skating! Crashes happen all the time in sports. They don’t usually lead to this unlikely scenario.
Roy was “Chargered” – referring to the San Diego Chargers who were on the wrong end of a bad call that led to a Denver Broncos victory in Week Two in the NFL).
