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...on this thread who think this was a perfectly acceptable outcome.
She won the race & there's no dispute as to how she did it. She ran faster. End of story
Giving first place to someone who didn't win the race because of something after the fact is foolish.
She's a kid. Let her celebrate the achievement.
An appropriate response, IMO, would be a warning that further such displays would DQ her from subsequent races.

This is the second time today I've seen this sort of B&W thinking. Liberals are supposed to be capable of dealing with shades of gray.