I don't agree with the new false start rule.
One false start and you're out.
Come on, give em a break!
One false start and you're out.
Come on, give em a break!
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HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
It seems ludicrous but I guess its about discipline. That said the GB hurdler was D/Q'd the other night but the guy next to him definitely rocked (illegal) in his blocks and triggered him
The margin of error between get set and go doesn't take much to be triggered, especially when you consider the times required to break the WR.
On a slightly different note, why is it that, suddenly, team GB are winning gold in the running?
Is it because they're Kenyans married to British women?
On a slightly different note, why is it that, suddenly, team GB are winning gold in the running?
Is it because they're Kenyans married to British women?
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
I would rather they ran the race and d/q'ed those who false started afterwards. Letting the first guy false start, and d/q-ing the second one is rubbish.
We are winning cos it's the European Championships...take us into the Worlds and those medals will soon dry up.
nomadpaul
Challenge Tour Pro
Are you talking Mo Farah ? He is , in fact , somalia born but came to Britain at the age of 10 !
Glass half full, mate, glass half full.
Adrena1in
Challenge Tour Pro
Oh, they've made that a new rule have they? I think it's good. However, I also think they should do away with the rule which states that if you start within a tenth of the second of the gun, that's also counted as a false start. If you're brave enough to try and predict the gun and you succeed and go two hundreths after it's gone off then good for you. If you fail then you're out. Simples.
Redwood
Q-School Graduate
Totally agree. If they make a new rule which means anyone who false starts is DQ'd they need to do away with that rule as well.
Glass half full, mate, glass half full.
What? Do you think I will be proved incorrect?!?!
