Usain Bolt rude to his competitors?

Question

IOC blasts Bolt: 'Not the way we perceive being a champion'

Answer 1

Oh puhlease.. Let the guy have his moment! The camera was right on him and Spearman when they were congratulating each other.

This is just extremely petty of Rogge. We miss you Juan Antonio.  

Answer 2

He is a champion in my eyes.

Answer 3

Oh Lord, give the guy a break, Rogge. Not only had he won the gold in the 100 and 200, but he also became the first man to break the WR in both. He wasn't being rude on purpose. He was in a world where most of us will never be and will therefore never be able to comprehend. And I'm sure he congratulated them afterwards.

Answer 4

I thought this was the lamest comment out of the IOC yet this Olympics (and those demented old wondbags are generally good for a lot of lame comments!).

You can generally tell how the athletes REALLY are by the way their competition treat them. After all these people compete against each other at meets all the time and get to know each other pretty well.

When Bolt has won YES he revelled in the moment. He has showboated and he has played to the crowd but it is noticeable that his competitors are all very happy for him and speak well of him in the media.

Bolt pays his respects to his family and to his competition too and he enjoys his moment in the sun!

When a pole vaulter does a flip on the mat and encourages the crowd, when a long jumper gets the crowd clapping BEFORE they jump, when a swimmer rattles the lane rope, splashes the water and screams we do not hear a word of complaint.

Bolt ends up dominating to the extent that he can do this BEFORE the end of a race and a whiny official who would probably have a coronary trying to WALK 100 metres thinks it is not appropriate!

Well, how has his behaviour been ANY different to other dominant athletes at the Olympics over the last 20 years? they all hit the finish line, grab a flag, maybe acknowledge the 2nd and 3rd place getters (if they catch up) and do their lap of honour.

This rubbish about shaking hands immediately after crossing the line is delusional. Most athletes don't get to that until AFTER their celebration.

From a "professional" perspective, I would prefer to see Bolt (and all  the others) run 100% of the distance before celebrating but when you have OWNED an event like he has, it makes a h**l of a spectacle!

I have watched Bolt after races, with his competitors and in interviews and I have NO problem with his sportsmanship! He is a young man in the prime of his life and at the height of his powers and he is loving every minute of his dominance. Let the boy have his fun, time, age and younger competitors will catch up and bring him down to Earth soon enough!

Answer 5

Yeah people, including his coaches, were saying it was rude. It may have been, seeing as it was the Olympics and spectators want to see you give it 100%, but he came out of no where and showed the world his absolutely amazing running skill, so I didn't mind him doing what he did. But maybe that's just my competitve nature speaking :)

Answer 6

why shouldn't he? he earned it

Answer 7

Perhaps he has come across as rude, but I don't think so.  So what, he's a bit of  a show-off or maybe a show-boat, but there's been plenty of those in sprinting in recent years (particularly a few from the USA).

Bolt has been awesome at the Olympics, a real star amongst an an otherwise fairly sterile group of athletes.  

Answer 8

NO of course he has tasted defeat before, he only came in third in the world champs I think.  This is the FIRST time he's won something big, so he has a right to celebrate.  Best sprinter in history.

Answer 9

I never took Usain's "showboating" to be anything more than just being really happy to win.

Answer 10

A winner is a winner and has all right to behave like a winner.

Just because the guy is a bit eccentric (c'mon, he is from Jamaica you gonna hold that against him) doesn't mean he isn't honorable. Jamaicans we naturally behave like that, fckin party animals all day all night even on the job

Answer 11

it's not that bad since he did broke the world records.  

Answer 12

c**p. no he won the gold. afterwards and before he has time to go congratulate them. such glory should be lived in the moment. he was playing and dancing and talking to the other medalists.

its just people making a big deal out of nothing for attention and to stir up controversy. im sure he congratulated them later. he could possibly have gone to shake all their hands, but maybe they just didnt show it to us?- is the obvious defence.

Answer 13

i think his achievements had drove him crazy

Answer 14

The guy was "stoked" because he had just won. If it had been me I would have been freaking out as well. Jacques needs to chill out. I don't think he was intentionally disrespecting the other runners. NBC tried to interview him and he kept saying "I'm just really happy". The guy kept asking him questions and he clearly didn't want to hold a d**n interview. Does this mean he was disrespecting NBC?

Don't you just love the media?

Answer 15

I agree that Bolt is kind of a show-off but I agree, he is young. He never tasted defeat yet so he doesn't know how to be humble. I don't hate him or anything. He's still learning. A true winner acknowledges the others behind him. He can't be called a winner after all without them.

However, IOC is such a lame act that it can only blast Bolt in this Olympics and they even did it really fast. There are more pressing issues that the IOC should be blasting. Rogge is such a hypocrite.

Answer 16

Excuuse me! he is not being rude to his cpmpetitors, hes just having fun. Just because hes doing well and hes a jamican people want to decriminate him. If it was a us guy bahaving like that u all would think its ok. just leave him alone ok.

Answer 17

IOC overreacted

Answer 18

If you were named worlds fastest man EVER. and just broke World records...Would you be celebrating?

h**l yes.

Answer 19

I think Rogge is rude asking the "youth of the world " to come to the games, when there are competitors that are in their 60's