Juliette Mason did everything right.

She trained.
She qualified.
She showed up.

She showed up twice.

And both times, she was denied the right to run.

Not because of performance.
Not because she broke a rule.

But because she needed minimal support to compete.

In both 2025 and 2026, the decision to deny that support was made by the Technical Delegate. 

Despite findings by Sport Integrity Australia identifying failures in decision-making, lack of autism awareness, recommending training for the Technical Delegate and the need for improved processes, the same outcome has occurred again.

The same decision-maker.
The same process failures.
The same harm.

This is not about one moment.
This is about accountability.

Decisions that determine whether athletes with disability can participate must be informed, consistent, and aligned with legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act.

They cannot rest solely on the discretion of one individual, particularly where those decisions have already been found to be flawed and damaging.

We are calling on Australian Athletics to take immediate action:

• Appoint a Technical Delegate with expertise in disability 
• Implement a transparent and accountable decision-making process
• Ensure decisions are informed by appropriate expertise, not individual discretion alone
• Fully implement the recommendations made by Sport Integrity Australia

Juliette showed up. Twice. Don't fail her again.

Let her run.

#letjujurun