Low light - redish yellow problems

First of all, what camera were you using?

What exposure mode was it in?

What was the white balance set for?

The typical reddish-yellow glow comes from Tungsten lighting. Was that the lighting at the event?

---Bob Gross---

That's why you should use shoot in RAW - this lets you to correct the white balance after the photo was taken.

I agree that it sounds like you shot for daylight in tungsten lighting. If you didn't shoot Raw, you can fix it in a photo editor. In PS CS or PSE open up the image and then use Levels. Click on the Grey eyedropper. Then click on grey or a neutral color. That should help reduce the reddish yellow cast.
Scott

Did they maybe have sodium (high intensity sodium's almost white to the eye) in the arena? I'd try using the white stripe on the one pair of trunks and the Armstrong pad on the post as your "white" settings using the method Scott described above (dropper).

Looks a whole lot better!

Thanks for posting, looking at those two intwined sweaty guys reaffirms the fact that I am not gay.

LOL

yeah, I thought this was boxing?

Anyway, you don't need to shoot RAW to adjust white balance, you just need to get your hands on photo processing software.

Have you tried using the Color Cast correction then Levels?

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Sorry, if you are using PS Elements you can use Color Cast, if not then you would have to use Levels in PhotoShop CS Etc.

Take a coffee filter with you next time. Click your lens to manual, put the coffee filter over the lens , point it toward the subject you will be shooting and take a shot. Then use that photo to do a custom white balance. Works great and you can carry it in your shirt pocket.

Great action photos by the way.

A bit off topic...

What sport is again?