Deletion of Runner-up

Comment: The concept originates in the sport of hare coursing and so properly belongs there rather than being directed outside of the encyclopedia.  You see, in that sport, dogs competed in pairs and were matched in a knock-out fashion so that the runner-up would be the losing finalist.  We should explain this properly per our |editing policy
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Editing policy (WP:PRESERVE)