Muslim athlete thrown out of olympics

Algerian 1,500 metres medal contender Taoufik Makhloufi has been thrown out of
the London Olympics for not trying in his 800 metres heat on Monday morning.






Makhloufi, who had already won his 1,500m semi-final in three minutes
42.24sec, was then forced to run in the shorter two-lap race after his team
failed to withdraw him from it by Sunday's deadline, an International
Association of Athletics Federations spokeswoman said.



The 24-year-old lined up at the start of heat five at the Olympic
Stadium on Monday morning but was already well behind the field by the time
they reached the back straight before stopping completely another 100m into
the race and wandering back across the infield past the pole vault area.



"The referee considered that he had not provided a bona fide effort and
decided to exclude him from participation in all further events in the
competition," read an IAAF statement.

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