The drama spread out when China’s Yanni Wu made successive 2d fake begin to the overall however to everybody’s dismay, the officers known as out Jyothi for fake get started, prompting AFI to hotel an instantaneous protest.
Lashing out on the officers, mythical Indian long-jumper and AFI’s VP Anju Bobby George mentioned it used to be very bizarre function by way of them and did all of the drama by way of achieving out to Jyothi.
“Officials wanted to make sure that Wu is running. They disturbed Jyothi, that was our concern, otherwise she could have run much better. She was in very unstable mind and suddenly the race started but still she got silver,” Anju instructed newshounds in Hangzhou.
She additionally clarified the protest used to be lodged even ahead of the race began.
“The rule says who is leaving the ground first will be disqualified and Jyothi was still on the ground, so they cannot say Jyothi leaves the ground. The other girl was almost one and half step ahead of her and they came to Jyothi suddenly, it’s all drama they did.
It was very unusual, all the athletes and coaches were making sound, wrong decision, what are you doing,” Anju added.
Watch Anju Bobby George explains Jyothi Yarraji controversy
