Lapped runner in world 3k disrupts race not once but TWICE

The idea behind letting people from each country compete is 100% in line with the spirit of the Olympic movement and has always been part of the sport. I am in favor of more randos from random counties competing. It is important for them and for their tiny nations. It is what the Olympics is about. It has nothing to do with the American DEI movement of the last 10 years. It is part of the original Olympic ideal.

BUT NOT IN THIS KIND OF RACE. It also can't be the indoor 400m because that doesn't have lanes either! That would be chaos with a doofus cutting in and messing up the real race. It needs to be in the throws, jumps, or true sprints where they can't ruin the race for anyone else.

9:37 is a damn good time for a high school freshman!

3 freshman boys ran that… for a 3200… at altitude in colorado last year

https://co.milesplit.com/rankings/events/high-school-boys/outdoor-track-and-field/3200m?year=2023&grade=freshman

That is crazy. He should not even be in most women's races at the world championships.

Mentally ill people can't help but bring their identity politics into every conversation.

I thought those were Molly Seidel's PRs at first.

If they were granted entry in the race then they had the right to participate.

Doesn't make a difference whether they were 400lbs and everyone had to go into lane 6 to pass them.

I think you should get lapped out in indoor races. In draft legal triathlon, the bike courses are often 5k loops for a 20k or 40k ride & if you swim towards the back & get caught on the bike you get pulled from the race so it only happens one time where people have to pass you.

That's fine on a 5k course where everyone is spread out, but if you start yanking lapped runners on an indoor track you could easily have some collisions.

I can think of two possible solutions.

1. Require lapped runners to step off the track to the inside at the first safe opportunity.

2. Require qualifying standards for all races that do not have prelims.

How cool is it that he now gets to add World Championship qualifier to his bio?! On top of his NRs! Olympic rings tattoo coming up next! #hero

This guy would legitimately be lucky to win anything at a high school invitational made up of schools under 100 students. I'm all for trying to spread the sport, but at some point common sense has to come into play.

Probably had to take time off after the race from bombings and Taliban killing his family.

I’m not saying you guys are Dicks, but that's what Olympic/worlds are about: the feel- good story of a dude from a small country training by himself between shifts as a janitor with a dream. Finally made it with his whole village behind him, donating pennies in a hat... .

Actually, yeah, you guys are Dicks.

The pride of Afghanistan

Gonna make a wild guess here that the Tal!ban chose not to send any women to the championships despite being allowed to.

Gotta say though, it's nice seeing this and realizing I'd be in contention for a national title somewhere despite being a relatively mediocre hobbyjogger

Lapped runners are just part of the sport in a long-distance track event tbh.

But I think the idea is that we all know that we shouldn't be running in a race like that.

I get the one free entry rule but they should limit it to races/field events where you can't interfere.

Exactly that. Even if he was a distance guy, he (his federation) should be told to run max 800m.