UK sprinter Richard Kilty pushes referee after 100 Final DQ at Anniversary Games

smell the coffee, wrote:

The official was in Kilty's space. It wasn't until the official started touching him that Kilty pushed him away. Kilty was upset, the official thought a kind touch might calm him down, but Kilty did not want the physical contact, hence the push.

He rightfully apologized to the official. The official meant no harm; indeed, he was trying to console him, but, he should have understood that someone being thrown out of a race is might not be inclined to immediately reciprocate with hugs.

The official was in his designated space - the track - and Kilty should have left when he was shown the red card

When they have IAAF False Start detectors, they use those to detect false starts (I believe that's in the rules). In Kilty's case, he was detected because he flinched at the gun, and that\'s the way the system works these days. It is clear from the video that the officials were correct, however you want to determine it. If you flinch but don\'t put out force within the 0.100 window, it will not be called.

There was a case about 10 years ago in the WC where Lauryn Williams was DQ FS because Torri Edwards flinched next to her and the officials didn't see it. That kind of thing really doesn't happen any more.

ukathleticscoach wrote:

The official was in his designated space - the track - and Kilty should have left when he was shown the red card

I looked up the rules, and there is provision under IAAF rules to file a protest over a start decision. The Start Referee can allow you to finish the event under protest, though I don't think you're going to win any arguments with the false start detectors.

If you don't like the call, you file a protest or you follow the directions of the official (also in the rules) and leave. You don't stand there and make an a$$ of yourself if you want to be invited back. But, as far as making an a$$ of yourself goes, Kilty was coached by Linford Christie in the past.

I am glad someone else noticed that as well. Amazing first 30 meters. A little speed endurance work specific to the 100 dash and that guy could be 10.0x

stochastic_track wrote:

J.R. wrote:

I agree with this. The official is an idiot.

NO. Kilty gave a small nudge without even thinking about it, reflex really. The judge was just doing his job and probably felt sorry for Kilty. Neither did anything wrong.

Judge is getting an upset guy off the track. Doesn't want a John Drummond incident. He knows the justice is swift and sometimes unfair, and he is dealing w/ an amped up young person. It seemed like they both knew this.

The judge didn't blow his top, and Kilty kept walking. It is sport - people get upset, and the job of the officials is to keep this in mind and get a peaceful, organized result.

Good grief, the official was caressing the guy.

Imagine the outcry if the sprinter had kept walking into and fondling the official.

IMO the sprinter was justified to belt the guy in the teeth.

coach d wrote:

ukathleticscoach wrote:

The official was in his designated space - the track - and Kilty should have left when he was shown the red card

I looked up the rules, and there is provision under IAAF rules to file a protest over a start decision. The Start Referee can allow you to finish the event under protest, though I don't think you're going to win any arguments with the false start detectors.

If you don't like the call, you file a protest or you follow the directions of the official (also in the rules) and leave. You don't stand there and make an a$$ of yourself if you want to be invited back. But, as far as making an a$$ of yourself goes, Kilty was coached by Linford Christie in the past.

I think he's being coached by Christie now.

There's a guy at FLN who fondles every girl as she's introduced for her runup.

I'm surprised that no one has complained about him so far.

"Long known for his exceptionally fast reaction time at the start of races, Kilty routinely reacts to the starter's gun in less than 0.130 seconds, several hundredths of a second faster than his competitors. As of June 2015, his personal bests outdoors are 10.05 and 20.34."

Speed Endurance.com wrote on 12 March 2014 that "across the history of the previous world indoor championships 60m final (through 2012), there had been a total of 10 sub 6.50 clockings, and all 10 of those athletes had run sub 10 seconds in the 100 meters."

Kilty's PB is 6.49, second to Nagel's 6.48 'best white' 60m. So, he should be able to break 10 with a little more speed endurance? He almost quit athletics after a lack of support from UKA..