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What a mid third semi

Norman has basically been able to jog both of his preliminary rounds

That has to be the slowest US 400m semi ever?

boling opens in 10.7 20.9 or some such which is world record pace

which is why he on fumes after 300m.

so boling can go 44 low mid, with the right pace.

tyson gay opened in 10.6 and ended up with 45.1

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How van Niekerk broke the 400m world record

PJ Vazel

Athletes will never view lane eight the same again after watching Wayde van Niekerk in Rio. The South African joined Eric Liddell as only the second Olympic champion to win from the outside lane in a world record time. Here’s...

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Awesome stuff. I expect the final to be 4 men for 3 spots (Norman, Norwood, Deadmon, Hall) but Bailey and Wilson could sneak on. Regardless great to see him in the relay pool!

and blowing out Boling.

It stinks that a 44.98 doesn’t get into the final but a 45.59 does.

MATT BOLING JUST DID THIS

NIL deal

Having glanced at rule book, maybe it's not a DQ. Did Grace impede Rose's progress?

If an athlete is jostled or obstructed during an event so as to impede their progress,
then:

Do you have to impede someone's progress? Is the rule in question 17.2?

Boling could maximize his 400m time with a negative split, a la Butch Reynolds.

Well, he made the final, which means he makes the relay pool which means he's gonna be going to Paris. 2x gold in the relays last year, world indoor silver, and world relays gold have pretty much secured his spot on one of the relays. Those US relay coaches really like him.

You can impede from behind.

True. But Boling can’t seem to help himself from starting too fast. Perhaps he could go 22-22.5 but we probably won’t see that experiment Monday night.

Not a coincidence. NBC really wants him to win.

No way they take all 9 as part of the relay pool. I think it’s a 9 person race for 6-8 spots in these 400m finals

The rule is any part of the torso must break the plane of the finish line. Feet, nose, arms don't count.

This is the 2nd time that I wasn't expecting Little to actually run the next round, and yet here she is.

Hey, Shamier in the final! Why not with that 49.68 pb... go for it!