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Olympic 100m bottle throw: Man 'wanted Usain Bolt to lose' | Olympic 100m bottle throw: Man 'wanted Usain Bolt to lose' |
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A man who threw a bottle on to the track at the start of the men's Olympic 100m final shouted that he wanted defending champion Usain Bolt to lose, a court has heard. | |
Ashley Gill-Webb, of South Milford, North Yorkshire, was arrested at the Olympic Stadium on 5 August. | Ashley Gill-Webb, of South Milford, North Yorkshire, was arrested at the Olympic Stadium on 5 August. |
Dutch Judo champion Edith Bosch told Stratford Magistrates' Court she heard him shout "Bolt, I want you to lose". | Dutch Judo champion Edith Bosch told Stratford Magistrates' Court she heard him shout "Bolt, I want you to lose". |
Mr Gill-Webb denies two public order offences. | Mr Gill-Webb denies two public order offences. |
After the beer bottle was thrown, Ms Bosch said she had confronted him saying "Dude, are you crazy?" . | |
She said she had been "flabbergasted" because it was "disrespectful". | |
Security personnel detained Mr Gill-Webb, 34, who had pushed his way to the front of an exclusive seating area without a ticket. | |
Bolt went on to win the race in 9.63 seconds. | |
Mr Gill-Webb has denied using threatening words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress under Section 4A of the Public Order Act. | |
He has also denied using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress, under Section 5 of the Public Order Act. | |
Prosecutor Neil King told the court it was accepted that Mr Gill-Webb was "unwell at the time" but that it was a matter of luck that there had not been a more serious outcome for the competitors. |