Did Mu cut off Hodgkinson? Grounds for DQ?

Not sure about Mu…… lol

They only moderate against whites…

thats the way things work these days.

wake up, man!

Mu closed faster than Hodgkinson. Last 100m:

1. Athing Mu - 14.56

2. Keely Hodgkinson - 14.67

3. Mary Moraa - 14.50

4. Diribe Welteji - 14.87

5. Natoya Goule - 15.17

6. Raevyn Rogers - 15.46

7. Anita Horvat - 16.09

8. Ajee Wilson - 17.08

letsrun always has to manufacture drama to care about anything... the boring truth is Mu did not impede Hodgkinson or even "bait" her so she could trap her on the inside despite all the posts to the contrary. the simple truth is she swung a little wide and Hodgkinson tried to take advantage but didnt quite have the legs. end of story.

What is very clear now is that Mu REALLY doesnt like to be pressed in that last 100. She is used to pulling away from all comers at that point and not looking back so I think having a challenge to the tape whether its Wilson at the trials or Hodgkinson here stresses her out but I think she needs that challenge. these two should race all the time. Hodgkinson would probably get a few from her if they did but the arms race necessary to counter each other's tactics would benefit them both enormously. Especially Mu who's meteoric rise I think has caught her in the trap of feeling like she needs to run away from whoever she runs against or its somehow not good enough. those kinds of expectations can lead to debilitating pressure. just win baby. thats all you need to focus on.

On Letsrun? Oh that’s funny.

Anyone have the front on video for this.

You need that to check conclusively

There was a thread on Mu running the whole of her races in lane 2 last week. Does that mean nobody can use lane 1. She definitely tried to block the move and they definitely touched. Even a slight loss of momentum would be enough given the less than 0.1 as the end

Seems like Americans want the rules change for a false start but blocking is ok if it one of there own. Its not like there was anyone outside MU. Runners tend to naturally drift wide round the bend it was a deliberate block pending review of a front on video

Athing did open up the rail unnecessarily, while Hodgkinson decided to stay on the rail after getting out of the box, and the latter got the inside when they were neck and neck. Athing impinged on her not from the front like Chelimo or others, but rather from the side, crowding Hodgkinson and perhaps impacting her stride a bit. However, she did not stop Hodgkinson or cut her off, as we have seen in other events at this championships. It was not a dq-worthy contact at all because there was no cut-off or significant obstruction like you saw in the men's 800m heats with that full on shove from McBride on Hoppel, I think.

What happened to Ajee'? And what if anything is going on with Athing Mu that she was not quite as strong this year as last when her trajectory seemed nothing but upward just last year at 19? She was absolutely incredible in the 400 and 800 last year but looked beatable at US trials and World's this year. Still, she's already the best American we've ever had at the women's 800m.

When we said "American-born" we really meant "both parents born in America"

It looked to me like the type of thing that should be a minor penalty in other sports, but where the only remedy is a DQ you absolutely have to let that type of thing go in track.

Absolutely NO.

The camera angle is a little misleading. Look at their foot placement within the lane, you see that Athing is nearly in lane 2, which is more than enough space Kelly to get by. Athing actually did Kelly a favor by moving out to almost lane 2.

She did not close her off though because she was not far enough ahead. Keely moved alongside and Mu drifted over to impede her. We need a front on video like you see in horse races to decide. I saw contact

People claiming that there were any actions by Mu that are remotely DQ worthy are just seeing what they want to see. Because none exist.

Lol

BUT, surely Keely ran the fastest final 200m! But, what does that prove?

I’am a Brit so will try not be biased ,Lordy you havnt experienced the year long hysteria on BBC/media about the Mu/Hodg match up ,a number of comments in no particular order:- is Keeley clean ? Undoubtly ,she’s come from a modest clubbby athletics background ,she’s mentored by and coached by husband of Jenny Meadows ,an athlete who was always v vocal on doping and has had to receive her medals on a number of occasions years after the original recipients were stripped of them ,I feel not enough credit is being given to Mu ,her performances last year have been methodically broken down into numbers and the field have adapted accordingly,going by her performances this season and the earlier races at the worlds she v probably wasn’t super confident if it came down to a bunch sprint[interesting that the Bronze medalist went faster in the last 100 sure she showed similar form in the earlier rounds] ,so she broke away early ,yes she left a gap for Keeley [undoubtly she’d been coached on it if it’s a Mu thing to drift off],what did for Keeley was having to close that break then do the sprint ,if Mu hadn’t left a gap inside herself Keeley would of had to come around the outside and gaps at finish would of been bigger ,I think Keeley regrets are less getting marginally out sprinted but more letting the initial gap open ,Mu is surely going to get beaten as the pack stifle her natural way of racing but for now we should count ourselves lucky to having witnessed an untouchable Olympic champion a year later having to respond to fully informed pack

there's a reason americans didn't show this angle

Yes there are examples but Grace Ping is not at all relevant to any discussion about Mu. Ping set age group records in distance events, an area of the sport that is notorious for being dominated not by the kids with the best talent, but by the kids with very good talent who run much more than they should at that age and ultimately wind up with injuries and/or other problems. Happens all the time with over-trained pre-pubescent female distance runners, unfortunately.

Mu set the American record as a 19 year old and has a huge amount of underlying natural speed. Not at all similar to the Ping situation.

Now we know why.

Thinks she owns lanes 1 and 2

Anyone have a video of the head on?

Only way to prove one way or the other