Athletics at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[dcro 10,210]

Someone should have stopped to help the refugee. Both would get a free pass for the semifinals then!

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La Villenie not looking happy.

4 minutes ago, hckošice said:

That successful appeal of in the mixed relay is still something I can hardly understand Okay let say it was an error of the official who did not bother to explain to the US athlete where they have to stand...well, I remember a couple of moments with officials mistakes but never worked in those cases. 

 

 

But as I said, the officials made exactly the same mistake in the second heat and were only rescued because the runners themselves knew something was wrong and mutinied. I don't think World Athletics could defend their decision in that case. 

[Olympian1010 7,971]

3 minutes ago, Mkbw50 said:

It's a tricky situation, I would let them and run again in a special heat to try and get a q time. Definitely that heat shouldn't count

That might have been a more agreeable solution to this situation.

[heywoodu 15,124]

4 minutes ago, Mkbw50 said:

It's a tricky situation, I would let them and run again in a special heat to try and get a q time. Definitely that heat shouldn't count

This has been done before, I think. Not sure in which event.

[heywoodu 15,124]

Easy 2nd attempt for Duplantis.

[rybak 3,217]

14 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Whoops

 

And he made it at second attempt.

[rybak 3,217]

Second failed attempt for Lavillenie at 5.50...

[hckošice 14,807]

Lavillenie

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5 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

That might have been a more agreeable solution to this situation.

Yeah, but the two cases were not the same - the same officials made two different mistakes.  Or actually, the same mistake twice, (the line ups)  and then another mistake (ranking the athletes at the 200m point).  So there's no reason why the USA had to race the Dominicans again. 

[heywoodu 15,124]

Denia Caballero most likely out.