This is not track & field people. This is road racing, there is no lanes. As a result, just like in cross country there will be some jostling and possibly bumping and occasionally some cut-offs. It's part of the game. That happened here was nothing special and not worthy of any protest or disqualification.
The tape was too narrow. And as you can see the 1st guy is more to the left and Mantz doesn't have anywhere to go. Silly situation. Go away with that tape holding thing if there are 4 guys approaching the finish together.
I have a question:
There was that road race where appr. 80m before the finish it was me against one other guy. (it wasn't for anything near podium, tho) He was 5m or so ahead of me and I did not want him to hear me or see me approaching. I basically took the far left side of the road, he as on the right, in order to sneak up past him and not trigger him kicking in the last meters. I beat him to the finish, barely. He saw me and started sprinting, but it was a bit late.
Was this available here for Mantz? Not only avoiding body contact, but also not allowing his competitor to judge where exactly Mantz is? Also this means him not going through the tape? Can he do this?
There was a little bumping, but I didn't see it as DQ-worthy. Especially considering that Gobena pulled Mantz through the windy section earlier.
It was much milder than the end of the women's marathon in Paris, and we didn't see an outcry to DQ Hasan.
I think the right (no) calls were made in both races by the way.
At the Paris Olympics, the Ethiopians protested Hassan. Obviously, she was not DQ'd because it was the Ethiopian who blocked her. Assefa was lucky that she didn't get DQ'd for initiating the contact by blocking Hassan.
There should be a line and a chute. This race should be a wakeup call to race directors. The two people were the chute. Perhaps the ribbon is held by two people outside the chute or the line.
Is there even a documented written rule book for road races, and did this race state it would be conducted under those rules?
As others stated most road racing is the wild west compared to track racing. No lanes, no written rules, no prescribed penalties for rule violations. Are there any officials watching and judging for potential rule violations? What are protest procedures?
I suppose individual race directors could choose to come up with their own set of rules in their head, be the judge of and apply any rules, and hand out any penalties as they see fit.
As the top American marathoner, Mantz probably gets a lot more money from Nike and much larger appearance fees than Gobena, who is just another good Ethiopian. The extra $30K likely means a lot more to Gobena.
As the top American marathoner, Mantz probably gets a lot more money from Nike and much larger appearance fees than Gobena, who is just another good Ethiopian. The extra $30K likely means a lot more to Gobena.
Poor sportsmanship is poor sportsmanship, but it gets uglier when greed is introduced. Don’t make an excuse for sh!tty behavior.
It did, but I think it could be down to aiming for the center of the tape. It wasn't very big and I could see him cutting it so he didn't hit the person holding it. If 3 people were racing for it, someone would've gotten bowled into.
That was the silliest short tape, and tight space. Either have a longer tape, or no tape and a photo for the finish at the line.
Yes. It was deliberate and was enough that it could have easily cost him the 1/100th of a second. I personally would have challenged it, but very unlikely to result in a DQ.
It did, but I think it could be down to aiming for the center of the tape. It wasn't very big and I could see him cutting it so he didn't hit the person holding it. If 3 people were racing for it, someone would've gotten bowled into.
That was the silliest short tape, and tight space. Either have a longer tape, or no tape and a photo for the finish at the line.
That fukker had so much room to his right, but insisted on pushing against Mantz.
I watched Mantz inverview where he basically said he wasn't mad at all because his competitor broke the wind for him and allowed him to set this record.
One time I actually let a guy to finish ahead of me because I used him to "drag" me along the last 3K of a 10K race. There wasn't any head wind but I could cruise with him and forget about the pace and just run freely. I felt kinda bad for using him purposely let him beat me, I felt strong but I thought I don't wanna be a jerk cause if this guy didn't help me I wasn't gonna PR. He was 2 seconds ahead of me in the end. I don't know if something like that happened to some of guys before?
Officials need to do better. Mantz was clearly impeded. But this is happening so much lately. Hassan at the Olympics. The examples are getting longer and longer. Eyestone should of put in a protest immediately.
interesting to read from people who race on the roads that this is common.
as a sprinter the fact that his stride was impeded was my very first reaction when seeing the finish.
i think its pretty disgusting to let these types of things slide on the track or the roads. on principle everyone - including the competitors - want the fastest man/woman to be on the podium.
if these antics are allowed we aren't necessarily letting the fastest win, but those who are willing to literally push others out of their way. idk this isnt tackle football, right?