results have been officially changed
results have been officially changed
My thought as well - NBC made a call. Felix is a mother, you know!
This is outrageous. Hopefully, karma will let them drop the baton in the final (and maybe in another final of a real relay, too.)
oldschoollrc wrote:
My thought as well - NBC made a call. Felix is a mother, you know!
Incredibly annoying that NBC mentions Felix as much as possible even though she didn't even run in the race. I am so tired of the NBC-track and field marriage. It's time for a divorce.
news of the world wrote:
results have been officially changed
But not the start list for tomorrow's final:
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-4-x-400m-relay-mixed-fnl-000100-.htmBut it looks like NBC, I mean USA, is in and Spain is out.
Nuge wrote:
Unbelievable.
NBC wants Felix to get a gold,
And they got their way .
Wow.
Felix has said that she isn't running the mixed 4x4.
news of the world wrote:
results have been officially changed
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C74A_ATHX4X400M------------RND1--------.pdf
This is complete BS!
Irby was so far outside of the zone, which is a clear and easy DQ. WTF!
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxii-olympic-games-athletics-7132391/results/mixed/4x400-metres-relay/heats/resultCrazy. The official must have been in error for this to occur. One would have thought that looking around the official and the runner would have realized they were not in the right spot, but evidently that is not the case.
This race was a complete cluster F. Notice that the Dominican Republic was also reinstated. Their 3rd leg runner was still lined up in lane 8, then moved to lane 2 at the last moment to receive the baton, even though they were in first place. I have no idea what the woman from the DR was thinking and they initially DQ'd them for that.
Watching this race was worse than watching the 5 and 6 year olds at the AAU Junior Olympics in their first 4x4 races. This is the Olympic Games and people (runners and officials) don't know where to line up. Damn shame for our sport.
the PDF is changed, Germany is out and should be protesting, it happened on their inside and the guy ran longer with the baton
It would be negligent by Germany not to protest. There is really no question about the DQ, even if an official might also have made a mistake.
This is unbelievable. They received a HUGE advantage because their male first leg ran close to 440 meters and Irby ran 360. They should NOT be reinstated.
Just like the gymnastics scores were rigged for Biles (before she quit), the 4x4 is rigged for Allyson Felix.
sayyestonepotism wrote:
What a joke. Rules dont applies to americans it seems. Why even have rules then
Sha'Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman say hello.
in addition to pure, raw performance metrics, athletes need to be students of their sport/discipline
there is more to racing and track than simply "run fast and turn left"
this would be like a great hitter in baseball not knowing that after the third strike you are are out
truth here wrote:
This is unbelievable. They received a HUGE advantage because their male first leg ran close to 440 meters and Irby ran 360. They should NOT be reinstated.
Just like the gymnastics scores were rigged for Biles (before she quit), the 4x4 is rigged for Allyson Felix.
Truth here, lol. Do we even know why they were reinstated yet? If it was due to an official's error, they have good cause to be reinstated.
sayyestonepotism wrote:
What a joke. Rules dont applies to americans it seems. Why even have rules then
Wow, I just got back and can't believe I am seeing this - reinstated? Are you kidding me? This type of stuff is exactly what leads other nations to believe that the US is above the rules and can use influence/money to get their way. I am American and am embarrassed that the DQ was overturned. I have been around T&F for over 30 years as an athlete, coach, and official and I have NEVER seen a runner line up outside of the exchange zone for a 4x400. I have seen a handful fail to make their exchange within the zone but never line up beyond the zone. I sincerely hope they either drop the baton or get tripped and fall in the final so they don't take a medal away from another nation that earned it.
We have to assume it was an official's error at this point. Only plausible way for the reinstatement to occur.
Apparently the track official told the US runner where to stand so she wasn't in the wrong. Confusing yes but not the athlete's fault so the DQ was overturned. It can happen sometimes with tracks and all the lane, start and exchange zone markings. The US is the dominant team anyway so it's good to have them move on in these Games.
Nothing looks wrong in this picture? Even if the official put her in the wrong location she should have immediately realized something was wrong when she was all by herself. No excuse for this to happen.
Glad to hear that the USA has been reinstated. Aren't there 9 lanes to this track? Thought this was the standard build now. Spain should not be DQ. Just let them run in lane 9.