N.L. bowling officials to give gold medal to disqualified seven-year-old
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — A seven-year-old boy and his bowling team will be given gold medals after they were stripped of their bowling championship over the weekend for wearing the wrong pants.
Todd Powell of Conception Bay South, N.L., went public with his anger over the disqualification of his son Grayson’s team in a provincial tournament in St. John’s.
He said in an interview Wednesday that he was told before the tournament that black pants were required, but on short notice was only able to find a pair of faded black jeans for his son. One of the boy’s teammates also wore faded jeans.
Powell said he’s now aware Grayson’s coach was told of concerns early in the tournament, but said he believes parents should have been told prior to the end of the event that their children would be disqualified over the dress code.