In professional sports, certain rules are sacrosanct, and breaking them can bring consequences, something Jeremiah Azu was recently reminded of. The World Athletics Championships is governed by World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF), the global authority responsible for setting and enforcing the sport’s rules. Athletes found violating these regulations face strict penalties, and Azu was warned for disciplinary action along similar lines. But what exactly did he do to draw the federation’s ire? Let’s find out.
In a recent statement, the federation reminded Great Britain that its athlete, Jeremiah Azu, came dangerously close to breaching the sport’s rules. Why? During the men’s 100m semi-final—where he finished fourth and missed out on a place in the final— the Welsh sprinting sensat