We don't have good shoes, no one told us not to run barefoot: Athlete

[Barefoot TJ]

We don't have good shoes, no one told us not to run barefoot: Athlete
Times of India
"According to IAAF rules, which are also followed by the Athletics Association of India, no athlete is allowed to run barefoot on a synthetic track.

 

[Sid]

Can't have people running around barefoot after Nike has invested so much in the sport.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...ke-over-conflict-of-interest-controversy.html

 

[gueng]

"National level athletics coach, SS Pannu was horrified. "

I am horrified by the fact that a "national level athletics coach" obviously doesn't know the rules or is corrupted by the running-shoe branch!
IAAF Competition Rules 2016/17, Rule 143.2 (page 150) says "Athletes may compete barefoot or with footwear on one or both feet."

With my running group, I apply a zero-tolerance policy against (official) people who try to upset peaceful barefooters with such lies.
This happened to me and my assistant instructor at a small track event last year. I instantly wrote a complaint to the chief organizer who answered with a formal apology and gave us a free start for the next event .

In my opinion, it should be the duty of the respective BRS chapter president to remind representatives of a national athletics federation insistently of applying the rules correctly.