i dont want the rule to change but you do have a point. The start is toes behind the start line, but you can have your torso over the start line. so your torso is not doing the 1500m 😱 but your toes definitely are. ;-)
Bugger, now you've put the cat amongst the pigeons, there should be a rule change to make sure this doesn't happen, 1500m should be 1500m.
the solution to this dirty diving by Jakob and others is to make their torso cross the line above a certain height. As if there was finishing tape there.
The photo finish can indicate the height I think 1.3m is a fair enough minimum height for male runners.
I never actually checked, but finishing tape probably originated to see who won in close races. If there was any doubt, you could check which spot the tape was broken at. And obviously you can't break the tape by diving under it.
This reminds me of the good ol' days when the430miler would take every opportunity to show photos of Geb and Tergat crossing the line in the 2000 Olympic 10k that supposedly "proved" that Tergat had won. Good times!
i dont want the rule to change but you do have a point. The start is toes behind the start line, but you can have your torso over the start line. so your torso is not doing the 1500m but your toes definitely are. ;-)
Granted. I clearly mixed up 100 and 1500 in my post. The 1500 rules seem to allow running slightly less than 1500.
In my opinion, Cheruiyot won. Jakobs' head fell across the line first, but Cheruiyot got his full body across the line before Jakob. The lower half of Jakobs' legs were not across the line before Cheruiyot was completely across. Why is it like this in track and field? Is it the first to "touch" the line who wins? Why is it in other sports the ball must completely cross the line before a point is scored? I think this is something that needs serious consideration. And if you would like to see for yourself, skip to 6:41 and play in 0.25x speed. Tell me what you think.
This reminds me of the good ol' days when the430miler would take every opportunity to show photos of Geb and Tergat crossing the line in the 2000 Olympic 10k that supposedly "proved" that Tergat had won. Good times!
And if only you let Ramzi alone ... showing your inferiority complexes all theses years.
Wondering whether he had to dive. Could he just have reached his hand out? And if a fingertip "broke the plane" before Cheruiyot's (whatever) Jakob would have won?
You are surely one of the most stupid posters on this site. You obviously never saw this race. Snell was boxed in into the home straight, a gap opened and he surged through the field and past Moens, who was leading, to win by a metre. It was a convincing victory. He didn't dive across the line to collapse on the track, trying to fend off another runner who was cutting him down - while his fans laud his largely nonexistent kick. You should just *** off and waste someone else's time.
Blah blah blah. Get a life.
You've summed this place up perfectly. Including you.
You are surely one of the most stupid posters on this site. You obviously never saw this race. Snell was boxed in into the home straight, a gap opened and he surged through the field and past Moens, who was leading, to win by a metre. It was a convincing victory. He didn't dive across the line to collapse on the track, trying to fend off another runner who was cutting him down - while his fans laud his largely nonexistent kick. You should just *** off and waste someone else's time.
I enjoy wasting your time with facts. You get so nervous. Love the insults too. Keep them coming.
I first read your version of his post and thought "yeah, that is some good points there". Then I read one sentence of the original and went back to the old "how horrible must your life be to make hating on Jakob Ingebrigtsen no matter what he does your main hobby? What an absolute maniac."
This guy is obsessing over Jakob all day everyday, time to get some therapy sessions
And yet here you all are, on every one of the threads about him.
You are surely one of the most stupid posters on this site. You obviously never saw this race. Snell was boxed in into the home straight, a gap opened and he surged through the field and past Moens, who was leading, to win by a metre. It was a convincing victory. He didn't dive across the line to collapse on the track, trying to fend off another runner who was cutting him down - while his fans laud his largely nonexistent kick. You should just *** off and waste someone else's time.
Well Jakob faded, and Timothy nearly won with a convincing kick. So was this dive disrespectful of Tim -I’don’t know. It was only a Diamond league, and I think the former champ all in all was pleased with his race and progress. And maybe even he thought Jakob’s childish dive was fun and startling. And maybe an earned win after all the front running…
I actually don't care that he won - or that he also loses. My comments are directed at the rubbish spouted here, that exaggerates his successes and excuses his losses. His fans sound like Trump supporters, in their blind devotion to their idol.
You are surely one of the most stupid posters on this site. You obviously never saw this race. Snell was boxed in into the home straight, a gap opened and he surged through the field and past Moens, who was leading, to win by a metre. It was a convincing victory. He didn't dive across the line to collapse on the track, trying to fend off another runner who was cutting him down - while his fans laud his largely nonexistent kick. You should just *** off and waste someone else's time.
Well Jakob faded, and Timothy nearly won with a convincing kick. So was this dive disrespectful of Tim -I’don’t know. It was only a Diamond league, and I think the former champ all in all was pleased with his race and progress. And maybe even he thought Jakob’s childish dive was fun and startling. And maybe an earned win after all the front running…
Tim also wants to win by all means.
See the DL final 2022 where Tim found it necessary to make a little "Paul Chelimo" to fence off a charging Jakob.
The two fastest men in the Men's 1500m, the Reigning World Champion Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya, Olympic Silver Medalist), and the Olympic Champion Jacob Ingebr...
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