Quote Originally Posted by way2fractious View Post
Of interest is the democratic nature of the games, especially on a Saturday during the C class events, when walk-ons from the crowd are occasionally allowed to "take a turn." At the slight risk of embarrassing Alan, this young man (in the middle) did his buddies proud by taking first place in the weight over bar event. And the announcer, who is in the 60+ class, in a demo throw also cleared the same height as the young man....
Wait, does this mean that someone can walk on, compete in ONLY ONE EVENT, and then actually receive an award? I thought that when you competed in these games, you had to compete in EVERYTHING. If this young man competed in everything, then fine, but if he only competed in this one event, fresh, then he doesn't deserve to place.

Be well,