Overview

• Clara Adams finished first in the CIF 400-meter final on May 31 but was disqualified and had her title revoked after spraying her cleats with a fire extinguisher in homage to Maurice Greene
• The California Interscholastic Federation cited “unsportsmanlike” conduct without pointing to any specific rule and also barred Adams from competing in the 200-meter race
• Attorney Adante Pointer and NAACP leaders have condemned the ruling as arbitrary and heavy-handed and are pressing the CIF to reverse its decision
• Olympic champion Maurice Greene has urged reinstatement, saying Adams’s celebration did not interfere with other competitors
• State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo and the local Republican Party have backed Adams in a bipartisan show of support as her family prepares a legal challenge