Cole DQ'd

Is there a better video with more context?

You want an honest assessment of what I think? I think you should have added a little bit more to the front end of that clip to see what actually transpired. Your clip is too short, cutting off the important front-end of the move.

Agreed, that clip does not have enough info to make a call either way. It needs at least a couple of seconds on the front-end.

some insights from a German for the Americans: Farken directly after the Race stated with disappointment in an interview with German television that he was simply going backwards in the final stretch, and he is mainly concerned with that (because he does not understand why that happened as he felt great going into the last 150m)) not really caring about the Hocker incident (stating he at best might have gotten seventh or eight without it, which wouldn't have mattered). He did not intend to file a protest (at least right after the race) stating: "The final stretch was incapacity, not someone else's fault".

Do we have information whether a protest was filed by Germany, or did the judges simply DQ Hocker upon viewing the footage?

I honestly think it can be simultaneously true that Hocker's move did not really have much of an actual impact on Farken's performance and it being correct to disqualify him nonetheless.

Does disqualification require that another runner was disadvantaged or is it enough that the move was illegal?

This is the clip they showed on air, with contact as from the first frame. I too think they could have done a better job cutting the clip.

It’s because there is not enough info in that clip to make a judgement either way. It needed to be longer.

He is not an especially savvy racer.

He won the Olympics because a window opened for him and he took it. Not a criticism; he had the kick to exploit it. But he never reacts or moves. Just hugs the rail and hopes.

Thanks for the explanation. Leave it up to the broadcast to show an indeterminate clip.

Will Rabjohns was DQed for exactly the same thing in the U21 European 800 final.

You can’t place your hands on a runner from behind and use that impetus to push yourself forward, into a gap.

You can’t do that. It’s really very simple. You would get DQed in any race, let alone championship.

If the US appeal doesn't reverse the dq call, I think pretty sure bet hocker wins the 5k. More rest days before the first round of the 5k and probably a lot of motivation. Anyway Hocker needs to fix his tactics before next season

Having rewatched this, I don't think this is a DQ lol. Part and parcel of 1500 racing especially during the rounds. Surely theres an appeal here?
I do honestly think if he goes through he isn't medalling though, he looked all over the place.

I am not familiar with the particulars of contact in middle distance racing, what in particular makes that a DQ, from the front angle it looks like he kind of just slips through the gap without impeding either runner on the left or right.

That clip does not show whether or not Hocker did what you described.

Reminds me of Eric Jenkins at the 2013 NCAA indoors

Appeal denied. The Hole has been Cocked!

The live BBC feed showed it perfectly.

I said he’s getting DQed immediately. Not even sure what the fuss is about. About as obvious a DQ as you can get.

Or just kept him on his outside through the curve. He showed he had plenty left after he pushed his way through. If you take the rail you have to know that if you let somebody cut in the train is probably coming and you get boxed in.