She sprayed her cleats with a fire extinguisher, which the CIF found 'unsportsmanlike." Clara was paying homage to an Olympian who did the same thing in 2004. SALINAS, Calif. - Attorneys and NAACP ...

The CIF disqualified her for "unsportsmanlike" behavior after she sprayed her shoes with a fire extinguisher. Clara and her supporters say the punishment is unfair and disproportionate.

paid homage to a celebration made famous by American sprint icon Maurice Greene by taking a fire extinguisher from her father and spraying her spikes after winning the 400-meter event Saturday.

Shyamveer blamed the residential welfare association for negligence. “Not even one fire extinguisher was working. The RWA did nothing when people called for help. If safety measures were in ...

SALINAS, Calif. - Clara Adams, the 16-year-old Salinas high school track star disqualified for spraying a fire extinguisher on her shoes after her state championship win, is hoping to compete ...

"I was wrongfully disqualified for this," Clara Adams, 16, said on Friday, showing a small fire extinguisher she used to spray her sneakers on May 31 after winning the 400-meter race in 53 seconds ...

KSBW/Youtube A California high school athlete was disqualified and stripped of her gold medal after she celebrated on the track with a fire extinguisher. Clara Adams, a sophomore sprinter from ...

CLOVIS, Calif. – A high school track and field sprinter in California was stripped of her state title for an “unsportsmanlike” celebration with a fire extinguisher after winning the race.

A California high school track star who was disqualified after she took a fire extinguisher to her cleats to celebrate her state title win has turned the unfortunate event into a lucrative one.

Adams celebrated with her father after winning the race. She took a fire extinguisher from her father and sprayed her shoes with it, alluding to her being on fire, the Monterey Herald reported.

Adams, a sprinter from North Salinas High School in Salinas, California paid homage to a celebration made famous by American sprint icon Maurice Greene by taking a fire extinguisher from her ...