OK, but in the interview on the front page, Jewett said Amos tripped him from behind and when they were laying on the track Amos said "I'm sorry". And Jewett was hopeful that he would be passed through to the final and Amos said he didn't think he would.
doingthistopost wrote:
rojo wrote:
We haven't updated the article with quotes from Amos. Even Amos told me he didn't think an appeal would be successful.
Before tonight I ahd published an article about what a joke the rules in our sport are and how there is no transparency from World Athletics. We need to know why he was put inthe final. I love Amos and want him to win gold but it appears to me he took a guy out from behind and is now in the final. Yet Niyonsaba grazed a curb and isn't in the final?
I've watched the replay a bunch of times. Jewett to me looks like he tripped over his own feet
Looks almost like Jewett clipped his own leg and caused himself to stutter a bit and that's when Amos caught Jewett's trailing leg which was enough to send Jewett to the ground and then Amos.
Norwegian commentators agreed that Jewett fell on his own. And, evidently, so do the officials.
Look at the replay, Jewett tripped himself. Even Ray Charles could see this, and he's blind and dead.
pahantuc wrote:
It doesn’t look like Amos touched Jewett at all prior to Jewett going down. If you slow it down it looks like Jewett tripped over nothing lol.
Exactly. THIS is what happened, rojo is just being the typical homer that he is, so much for journalism.
It's the correct decision as Amos could not anticipate this happening right in front of him, nor could he avoid it.
I stop motioned this more than the Zapruder film. I say Jewett clipped the curb.
sadtomato wrote:
Amos caused it, Jewett should be in. The video is on Chris Chavez's Twitter.
https://twitter.com/ChrisChavez/status/1421802808056156164?s=20
Agreed. Amos ran up behind Jewett and was responsible.
I demand Jim Ryun be placed in the 1972 Olympic 1500m final right now and the race be rerun!
doingthistopost wrote:
rojo wrote:
We haven't updated the article with quotes from Amos. Even Amos told me he didn't think an appeal would be successful.
Before tonight I ahd published an article about what a joke the rules in our sport are and how there is no transparency from World Athletics. We need to know why he was put inthe final. I love Amos and want him to win gold but it appears to me he took a guy out from behind and is now in the final. Yet Niyonsaba grazed a curb and isn't in the final?
I've watched the replay a bunch of times. Jewett to me looks like he tripped over his own feet
You don’t just trip over your own feet.
It's happened at least twice in these games already. See women's UK runner in 400mh
Exactly.
The rules are not being fairly applied.
Discrimination.
SHAMEFUL for JAPAN and OTHER ATHLETES who will NOT STAND UP.
Is there NO ONE who will stand up?
In this case, Robert Johnson is leading the way.
Uncle Fuzzy's Wrinkled Sack wrote:
I stop motioned this more than the Zapruder film. I say Jewett clipped the curb.
You’re kidding. Jewett’s right foot clips Amos’s knee. Blatant. Amos too close behind.
I slo-moed it over and over. Watch Jewett’s right foot.
nobrainer wrote:
Norwegian commentators agreed that Jewett fell on his own. And, evidently, so do the officials.
They didn’t watch it very closely then. The others in the field should protest.
Rainy Day wrote:
I only watched it live with the replay, but it looked like Amos clipped him. I’ll have to watch it again.
Think so too but its hard to say. If Jewett just fell, I can see Amos being advanced.
If Amos clipped him (inadvertently as it clearly was, if it happened at all) then I don't know how to judge this except to say that it seems unfair to not advance Jewett also in that case.
nznn wrote:
It's happened at least twice in these games already. See women's UK runner in 400mh
That was shortening stride into a hurdle. Jewett was tripped. He should be in, not Amos.
Jewett’s right heel on his back kick hits Amos’ left shin below the knee.
So Jewett can’t cycle his right foot to land properly and he goes down.
Amos stumbles at the initial contact and trips over a fallen Jewett.
It’s an unfortunate accident where really no one should be advanced.
If that happens in the final, they don’t get a medal for falling and won’t rerun the race.
I have no idea how Amos gets in over Jewett.
Star wrote:
Jewett’s right heel on his back kick hits Amos’ left shin below the knee.
So Jewett can’t cycle his right foot to land properly and he goes down.
Amos stumbles at the initial contact and trips over a fallen Jewett.
It’s an unfortunate accident where really no one should be advanced.
If that happens in the final, they don’t get a medal for falling and won’t rerun the race.
I have no idea how Amos gets in over Jewett.
Are you seeing this in the Zapruder film I mean the tiny NBC Olympics tweet or somewhere else?
https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/1421801309532004356Ok I watch the NBC twitter clip again. It's clear there is contact before they go down. They both stumble half a stride before Jewett falls down.
So Jewett's leg hits Amos on backkick. Incidental contact which 9/10 times may not lead to anything. However, he goes down and that wipes out Amos. Amos is put into final.
At USATF they'd probably both be in final but I'm not sure why Jewett doesn't get in. He was the guy in front not Amos. If anyone shouldn't have initiated the contact it's the guy behind not the guy in front. So the argument is Jewett should have been able to stay up but he didn't and there was no way Amos could survive a guy in front of him wiping out?
Star wrote:
Jewett’s right heel on his back kick hits Amos’ left shin below the knee.
So Jewett can’t cycle his right foot to land properly and he goes down.
Amos stumbles at the initial contact and trips over a fallen Jewett.
It’s an unfortunate accident where really no one should be advanced.
If that happens in the final, they don’t get a medal for falling and won’t rerun the race.
I have no idea how Amos gets in over Jewett.
Agree on all points. It’s pretty clear.
Uncle Fuzzy's Wrinkled Sack wrote:
doingthistopost wrote:
I've watched the replay a bunch of times. Jewett to me looks like he tripped over his own feet
I agree and obviously the officials do as well. Rojo is just editorializing
Without question, Jewett definitely tripped over his own feet. I can see Amos going to the final, as a 9th runner only.