Blakeon18
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In the 100 meters in the ongoing championships he false-started [once] and that means you are out.
The new rule is just that. The old one said if one runner false starts the whole field is charged with it.
At that point the next runner who false starts gets DQ'ed.
The new rule is harsh but I think it is an improvement to the old one. Others are penalized if one guy jumps the gun....that doesn't seem right. The new one sure does mean all the runners have to be conservative in their start.
BTW: USA stud Allyson Felix was trying a 200/400 double to see how it went in preparation for a possible 200/400 double next summer in London. The 2 is her best race...the 4 she is more a novice.
She got the silver with a sub 50 second run...3/one hundreths behind the leader in the 400. The 200 is coming up in the next few days. Whether this discourages her or is viewed as a promising developmental step is an open question at this point. She'll be running a lot of heats during this championship. The timing of the London races might be a key factor in whether she tries both....will there be sufficient recovery time for her in between her races
The new rule is just that. The old one said if one runner false starts the whole field is charged with it.
At that point the next runner who false starts gets DQ'ed.
The new rule is harsh but I think it is an improvement to the old one. Others are penalized if one guy jumps the gun....that doesn't seem right. The new one sure does mean all the runners have to be conservative in their start.
BTW: USA stud Allyson Felix was trying a 200/400 double to see how it went in preparation for a possible 200/400 double next summer in London. The 2 is her best race...the 4 she is more a novice.
She got the silver with a sub 50 second run...3/one hundreths behind the leader in the 400. The 200 is coming up in the next few days. Whether this discourages her or is viewed as a promising developmental step is an open question at this point. She'll be running a lot of heats during this championship. The timing of the London races might be a key factor in whether she tries both....will there be sufficient recovery time for her in between her races