Poor man - instead of being left there to suffer until the Powerful People decided it was right to interfere, he should have been declared "ill" not disqualified, and unfit to continue.
Power goes to the heads of people with very tiny brains.
Yeah, it's pretty poor. A competitor's health must always come first. What isn't clear is how far away the medical staff were and how prepared they were to act immediately. One good thing that may come from this is a review of Procedure and improved responses in the future.
