Tokyo, yet another winner should be DQ'ed

I say we give each runner a bag of oil for creating oil slicks, and a single use stun gun. Then it comes down to the appropriate and timely use of said implements.

I'd pay good money to see that winning dude and Woody run a track 20K.

Not as bad as you made it out to be. The second place runner didn't even protest after crossing the line. This is the standard for racer interference.

The problem with the penalty being disqualification is that race officials won't call the penalty because they don't want to disqualify a winner. So they swallow the whistle, as the saying goes.

If they had the choice to 1) give a time (a few seconds) penalty or placement (moved back one place) penalty, or 2) disqualification for more extreme cases, I think we would see them apply the first option when they should. It could be like a Flagrant I or II in basketball.

I think there are a few precious people on this thread. What he did is not illegal and is why he was not disqualified. While you may think it shows poor sportsmanship that does not make it illegal. Perhaps if he was racing at high school on the track in the USA then he would have been disqualified because US officials think students are too delicate to have any argy bargy.

What an absolutely idiotic argument.

Strawman much?

This is exactly right—or yellow card (not ejected, but issued a severe penalty)/red card (ejected).

Instead of DQ, maybe something like being placed behind everyone you cut off and no official time.

On a wide open road clearly he was impeding the runner behind him. SMH

And if you ever wondered if a leading runner could sense the whereabouts of a runner behind them without looking back this video is proof they can.

The good thing is that all of them are Ethiopians. Let me tell you, most Ethiopians usually employ this dirty trick of blocking someone at the last few metres at the tail end of a race.

Remember Gidey blocking Obiri last year at the Oregon worlds 10k women finals??

On top of that add Paul chelimo who blocked Nicholas kimeli at 5k men_ Tokyo Olympic games.

So unsporty and unprofessional!!

After the last pacer has dropped, the remaining runners should be required to stop drafting off the leader. Either pass, drop back, or run alongside the leader. The trailers can form their own little pack behind the leader, but they can't suck hind teat.

Agreed. Terrible. Illegal. Immoral. Bad for the sport long term. Leave it for professional wrestling.

Nah. If you want a clear line to the finish run out front.

Sportsmanship is important to any sporting activity. Winning at all costs reflects extremely poorly upon the individual and society. For those that are very anti-PED, you should be first to call out for the disqualification of athletes like this that impede others. It is no different.

Indeed, you would not ever condone pushing or grabbing. Thus the point. You shouldn't be able to physically obstruct someone who is faster. Do I need to say it slower?

Except that Esa was not faster, he was in second place. Reread your post slowly