Based on these 2 DQs and Allen's 0.101 someone above noted, it does seem there could be a case for reducing the limit (knowing almost nothing about it)
Allred's was pretty clearly a false start. She was out quicker than anybody else and seemed to guess the gun timing. Gaither's was not a false start other than that she reacted quickly.
Those two women who got disqualified took it well. I remember Jon Drummond and Linford Christie reacting very badly and refusing to leave.
Why can’t I watch any if the field events in full? I was able to watch any field event in its entirety for the NCAAs. Sick of for the dummies in the NBC production truck to decide when they update us on something not on the track. In this day and age it’s BS.
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Based on these 2 DQs and Allen's 0.101 someone above noted, it does seem there could be a case for reducing the limit (knowing almost nothing about it)
.10 is the fastest human reaction time possible by the fastest reacting humans on the planet. It doesn't mean that EVERY human can react to a gun that fast, because most can't.
Some runners with a really fast reaction time of .10 or .101 are anticipating the gun, not reacting to the gun. But it's impossible to prove which is which.
The rules have to draw the line somewhere, so the line has been drawn at .10 seconds.
Sure, the line has to be drawn somewhere, but it’s not clear that a small percentage of humans can’t have a reaction time faster than that. Any science on that will have to make some distribution (like normal) assumptions to be able to say that the probability that someone has a reaction time faster than X is one in a million (or whatever odds we decide to draw the line at).
Why can’t I watch any if the field events in full? I was able to watch any field event in its entirety for the NCAAs. Sick of for the dummies in the NBC production truck to decide when they update us on something not on the track. In this day and age it’s BS.
Check the World Athletics youtube page. They are livestreaming the field event finals.
Why can’t I watch any if the field events in full? I was able to watch any field event in its entirety for the NCAAs. Sick of for the dummies in the NBC production truck to decide when they update us on something not on the track. In this day and age it’s BS.
CBC has a separate feed for field events. For example:
2022 World Athletics Championships on CBC: Day 3 - Women's Pole Vault Final | CBC.ca
What’s up with the stupid one arm sleeve. It’s so ridiculous looking and has nothing to do with function. Can’t believe any of the men are opting to wear them.
.10 is the fastest human reaction time possible by the fastest reacting humans on the planet. It doesn't mean that EVERY human can react to a gun that fast, because most can't.
Some runners with a really fast reaction time of .10 or .101 are anticipating the gun, not reacting to the gun. But it's impossible to prove which is which.
The rules have to draw the line somewhere, so the line has been drawn at .10 seconds.
Is that what the science says? Imagine if this was a championship final with millions of dollars on the line, how quickly scientists and law firms would be lining up to force this rule to be further modernized.
Has it happened already? I'd have to think someone had too fast a reaction time in a major final. Was there a massive lawsuit? Wouldn't the defendants in a suit just argue that all participants knowingly and voluntarily agreed to run under the rules as written? I'd think somewhere in their entry forms, they agreed to the rules. Also, what would be the basis of the suit?