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Kim Collins Sent Home and other Unsportsmanlike Stories

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August 10, 2012 by Jimson Lee 1 Comment

The Olympics are full of human interest stories, as well as (stupid) stories of officials having too much power.

I met Kim Collins in Rome last May, and you can hear the interview here.

Kim is a 4 time Olympian and competed for St-Kitts and Nevis in the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics.  He was even featured on a set of two stamps from St Kitts issued in 2002!

London 2012 would be his 5th Olympics.

He was the flag bearer at the Opening ceremonies (his 3rd time by the way) for 5 athletes and 9 officials.

Yes, 9 officials for 5 athletes, including the NOC General Secretary, Alphonso Bridgewater. 

But Kim Collin’s wife/coach was not accredited, so she had to stay at a nearby hotel, and she is also the personal coach to two of the other other four athletes on the team!  How in hell does a coach have 3/5ths of the total athletes (60%) of the entire team and does not get accredited?

Empty Lane for Kim Collins London 2012

St-Kitts’ NOC suspended Kim Collins because he left the Olympic Village to spend a couple of days with his family and didn’t tell his Olympic Committee.  As Kim Collins quoted, “Even prisoners get to see their wives”.

And that explains the empty lane 4 in the morning heats of the 100 meters on August 4th.

(special thanks to Stuart McMillan for some of the info)

Puerto Rico’s 1984 Olympic 4x400m relay team

Here’s a similar story that involves relays and sending athletes home.

Madeline de Jesus was a long jumper and part of the Puerto Rico’s 4x400m relay team at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.  (I love it when we see jumpers and hurdlers running the 400 meters!  They show guts!)

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When she injured herself in the long jump, she asked her twin sister Margaret who was in Los Angeles AS A SPECTATOR to run her second leg in the qualifying round.  How many spectators can step up and run a world class 400m?

The Puerto Rico head coach was so furious, he disqualified his own team by not letting them run in the Finals.

In a way, he did the right thing by following the rules, but I’ll bet the 3 other ladies on the relay squad were more furious they didn’t run in the finals.

Category iconCoaching,  Life & Culture,  London 2012 Olympics,  Track & Field Tag iconKim COLLINS

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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  1. Charles says

    August 12, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Thats not the only athlete st kitts sent home. They were on a roll.

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