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Old 08-17-2008, 02:48 AM   #479
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Originally Posted by Staypuft View Post
There's a bit of a controversy about the Men's Shot Put event where Canada's Dylan Armstrong placed 4th, 1 centimetre out of a bronze medal.

If you watch this youtube video (which is really choppy, but I think still plants the seed of doubt), it looks like the judges mark the wrong spot when he makes his longest throw.
Judge for yourself I suppose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut8FjSHve5g

TSN also has a story about it on their front page.
Yeah, that looks like a good 10cm off, let alone one. Looks like he was marking another divot.
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