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Filipino athlete William Morrison III during the shot put competition of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 13, 2025 at the Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media

Filipino athlete William Morrison III during the shot put competition of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 13, 2025 at the Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765695286624William Morrison_Bronze Shot Put-6077.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipino athlete William Morrison III during the shot put competition of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 13, 2025 at the Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media" width="960"/>Filipino athlete William Morrison III during the shot put competition of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 13, 2025 at the Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media</div>Filipino athlete William Morrison III on Saturday voiced his concerns over the quality and consistency of officiating during the athletics&#x27; competitions at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.Morrison, who took bronze in the shot put at the Suphachalasai National Stadium, said the games are the &quot;worst he&#x27;s ever been to.&quot;In particular, he expressed disappointment over what he described as questionable decisions that, in his view, affected the fairness and flow of competition.&quot;Man, lots of issues, man. They&#x27;re saying that my shot put didn&#x27;t weigh in. This is the only place my shot put hasn&#x27;t weighed in. I&#x27;ve used that shot put at Asian Games, Asian Championship, in the States, in Canada, Japan, everywhere I&#x27;ve used it. It&#x27;s never been lightweight. And all of a sudden here, it&#x27;s lightweight,&quot; said MorrisonMorrison highlighted instances where delays disrupted events, noting that such issues can have a direct impact on athletes&#x27; focus and results.&quot;And then I&#x27;m throwing, and they&#x27;re going to stop me in the middle of my throw? Like, why would they do that? Like, why would you stop me in the middle of my throw? Just to fix my bib,&quot; added Morrison.&quot;That&#x27;s not important. Would you stop one of the sprinters from running when they&#x27;re about to get in their blocks? And then the shot puts that they provided were dog sh*t. They were not balanced,&quot; Morrison rued.&quot;If you spin it on the ground, you can see the central... I don&#x27;t know. What do you call it? There&#x27;s no balance in it. It won&#x27;t even stay still when you balance it. And they&#x27;re brand new. Like, who&#x27;s going to throw with a brand new shot put? Just the fact that they&#x27;re talking to me between every single throw and stopping me in the middle of my throw is dog sh*t. Like, this is the worst SEA Games I&#x27;ve ever been to.&quot;Despite the challenges and delays, Morrison managed to bag the bronze medal with a throw of 16.66, losing his SEA Games record to Malaysian Jonah Chang Rigan, who took home the gold.Morrison&#x27;s record is 18.14-meters, which he established in the 2021 edition in Vietnam before Rigan threw a 18.78 to set a new record.

Filipino athlete William Morrison III on Saturday voiced his concerns over the quality and consistency of officiating during the athletics' competitions at the #2025SEAGames in Bangkok, Thailand.

Filipino athlete William Morrison III on Saturday voiced his concerns over the quality and consistency of officiating during the athletics' competitions at the #2025SEAGames in Bangkok, Thailand.

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SEAG: William Morrison concerned over officiating after shot put bronze

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Published December 14, 2025 02:55 PM PHT

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