Seems like a reasonable penalty to me. They guy did something stupid. He's apologized and a penalty has been handed out.
Time to move on. Steve S. ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin J. Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 4:01 PM Subject: t-and-f: Lassiter > And no dinner for him tonight either. Is this supposed to be serious? Do we > know if he got paid for the pacing? Whatever it was, divide it by 20 hours > and the 4 minutes and change he spent on the track and it isn't a bad pay > day. > Regards, > Martin > USATF Communications wrote: > > > Lassiter sanctioned for World Cup actions > > > > American 1,500 meter runner Seneca Lassiter will perform 20 hours of > > community service in 2003 and receive a letter of reprimand from USA > > Track & Field as part of a sanction for his conduct at the 2002 IAAF > > World Cup in Athletics in Madrid last September. > > > > At the meet, Lassiter paced his training partner, Bernard Legat of > > Kenya, through the first 800 meters of the 1,500-meter championship > > race. Lassiter faded to finish in last place while Lagat won the race. > > > > A team competition in which each participating national or continental > > team fields a single entrant in each event, the World Cup puts a premium > > on representing one's country and competing with honest effort. > > Lassiter's actions sparked an international outcry and a rebuke from USA > > Track & Field in Madrid. > > > > "The World Cup is one of track and field's most important competitions," > > said USATF CEO Craig A. Masback. "We were very disappointed with Mr. > > Lassiter's conduct in Madrid, but we believe that he understands the > > mistake he made, is genuinely contrite about his actions, and will not > > repeat this behavior again." > > > > While Lassiter issued a formal, written apology while in Spain, > > disciplinary proceedings were brought against him via USATF's National > > Athletics Board of Review (NABR) process. That process ended earlier > > this week. > > > > As part of his community service, Lassiter will speak with Boys and > > Girls Clubs, schools and other groups of young people about "sport > > integrity." Lassiter will also address sportsmanship, anti-doping and > > other issues. > > > > > > > > >
