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Coming up, an athlete gets a two-minute penalty for splashing water on his own face.
Another has a bowel incident on the sleds, mats, and rowers that the next 50 competitors have to use.
And still, that athlete takes the first place.
The same event?
The same weekend following the same rulebook
that had a clear penalty for one act but have no clear answer for the other.
This was the High Rocks Beijing incident.
It's a story that sparked global debate over where the line should
be between pushing through pain and protecting other competitors.
So where should that line be?
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In elite sport, there is a powerful idea that athletes should never quit.
They need to push through the pain and finish the race, leave everything on the course.