"It's inappropriate"
Referee suspended for photo with surfing star
A joint photo with Australia's Olympic surfer Ethan Ewing has become the undoing of a judge from Down Under. Australian judge Benjamin Lowe was banned from the Summer Games for having his photo taken with Ewing.
The International Surfing Association (ISA) justified the decision on the grounds of protecting the integrity and fairness of the ongoing competition. "The ISA is aware of a photo being circulated on social media showing one of the Olympic surf judges from Australia interacting socially with an Australian athlete and the team manager," the world federation announced. "It is inappropriate for a judge to interact with an athlete and their team in this way."
The decision is in line with the International Olympic Committee's Code of Conduct, the federation added. All judges and teams have also been reminded of their responsibility to behave appropriately.
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