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arm wrote:

Great video. The second and third angles show a lot. It seems clear that the contact started when Rodriguez ran up into Burka's left arm while it was swinging normally, not that Burka held her arm out to block Rodriguez. However, I find it impossible to rule out the possibility that Rodriguez initially had room to pass, then Burka started angling her whole body to the inside to cut her off. Rodriguez had room to get her hips even with Burka's, but it is not clear if she ever had room to make the pass without running into Burka's arm.

Rodriguez's hand to Burka's back is beside the point, as is her single step on the infield.

In any event, I feel better about the result now, since both athletes made mistakes. Even if Burka did not foul, it was bad strategy to leave almost enough room for a competitor to pass on the inside, and then try to hold her position when someone took the bait. Rodriguez probably fouled, but in any case had bad strategy to make such a risky physical move on the inside.

I don't see that Jamal did anything remotely illegal.

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