STEPHEN FRANCIS, coach of joint world 100-metre record holder Asafa Powell, is not willing to accept the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) excuse for the timing company's mistake which credited American Justin Gatlin with 9.77.
"What the IAAF is saying doesn't make sense because the timing system doesn't allow persons to manually round off the time," Francis said yesterday.
"The system normally does that itself," explained Francis, who promised his athlete had something to prove this year.
"Our time will soon come to make our statements on the track and that is what we are concerned about," he said, responding to Gatlin's 9.77 adjusted time.
Meanwhile, IAAF Area Representative Teddy McCook, believes until all the evidence is gathered regarding Gatlin's time, it's best to play the wait-and-see game.
McCook said remeasuring of the track and rechecking the wind gauge were two of the major hurdles to cross in the investigation before the time could be ratified.
"If the track is too short, or long, it's not a record," McCook said while saying it would take time for the IAAF to gather its evidence.
McCook said the technical committee of the IAAF would gather its evidence before making a ruling, after which the IAAF would sign off on it at its next congress in August.
