Christopher Taylor and the law vs spirit of sport

There is a big difference between the word of the law and the spirit of the law, as there is in the rules of sport and the spirit of sport. That sport was perceived to be governed by etiquette rather than the rules would have led to the phrase “it’s not cricket” instead of “it’s not Law”. The recent case of 400-metre athlete Christopher Taylor, as reported, was not cricket.

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