The record will never be ratified due to a technicality.
You were correct. The record will not be ratified due to technicality. Check the comments on the Instagram post. There's one with 600 likes, "And we wonder why track and field isn’t popular"
"@ustfccca has clarified that it will not be ratified as a world record due to an issue with the starting blocks. All blocks must be linked to a World Athletics-certified start information system.
He beat Michael Norman’s 44.52 record from the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships but that mark wasn’t ratified because there wasn’t drug testing at the meet. Morales-Williams was drug tested after his race.
So the official world record remains Kerron Clement’s 44.57 run in 2005."
The record will never be ratified due to a technicality.
Looks like you were correct. What was the issue with the sensors at this meet? Did they not have them at all or did they malfunction for this specific race?
He beat Michael Norman’s 44.52 record from the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships but that mark wasn’t ratified because there wasn’t drug testing at the meet.
What? When did the NCAA stop drug testing at the NCAA meet?
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