Chris_Mint wrote:
Absolutely right! And I didn´t say that her accusations are proven in any way and if there is no more evidence to come than this false accusation would for sure be the real unsportsmanlike behavior.
I guess being DQ from a race were you crossed the finishline first is more than devastating. But if then people start with accusations like this, we should look more closely into it to find the truth. If people run around blaming other athletes with no evidence then this should be discussed as this would definetly be the wrong direction for our sport!
Is there evidence out there? This is what I found below. If she did in fact take outside assistance, then I understand she broke the rules. I get that. But it seems like there is no concrete evidence. Am I missing something??
Official statement
“Race officials have noted an instance of alleged outside assistance related to professional athlete, Svenja Thoes, during the IRONMAN Ireland, Cork triathlon on Sunday 14 August 2022.
“Following investigation by race officials, the athlete was issued a post-race disqualification. The appeals process remains open to the athlete per regular competition rules, whereafter results will be finalised.”
IRONMAN Ireland results not yet final: Svenja Thoes issued with DQ - Elite News - TRI247
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Triingtotrain: Aug 16, 22 14:23