Ramzi was inspired by "the fallers" and filed an appeal asking be included in the 800 final. He claims that his legal battles prevented him from running the heats and semi's, and that he would have qualified if he was present. The IAAF agreed and he is starting in lane 0 (on the grass).
Some other people who should be in the final:
- Wilson Kipketer: world record holder should be allowed to run
- Jeremy Wariner: Just to put an end to all the "how fast can Wariner run an 800?" threads
- Caster Semenya: Obviously should be in the men's race
- Alan Webb: Just so he can bomb and we can all trash him
- Usain Bolt and Kenesia Bekele: They can race to the 600 mark and report the results back to Michael Johnson
Ramzi is actually in lane 10 so he can run up the stairs at the end and disappear before they can test him. That's what he was practicing in 2005.
Said Khalid Muhammad wrote:
Some other people who should be in the final:
- Wilson Kipketer: world record holder should be allowed to run
- Jeremy Wariner: Just to put an end to all the "how fast can Wariner run an 800?" threads
- Caster Semenya: Obviously should be in the men's race
- Alan Webb: Just so he can bomb and we can all trash him
- Usain Bolt and Kenesia Bekele: They can race to the 600 mark and report the results back to Michael Johnson
Don't forget that Grizzly Bear...