Wow, Wonder why no one watches track

This sport should be banned from the Olympics.

Yeah thats it, the popularity of the sports has fallen for decades now because of something that just happened tonight.

An American DQ’ed. The American public who stayed away from Eugene this week must have known this would happen 🙄

Just an example of why the sport is faltering. In the NFL, MLB, etc, rules are transparent and officials comment on why they made the decision.
And the American who was dq’d happens to be one of the best known track athletes

Soccer is BY FAR the largest global sports and rules are a mess, anything but transparent always have been.

Strangely just as bad with the introduction of technology and VAR.

The reason you are given is NOT why T&F lacks popularity.

It’s not the only reason, but it doesn’t help when crap like this happens on the sport’s biggest stage

The Allen DQ was BS.

And the fact they don't show every second Thiam is in the stadium is BS, too. She needs her own channel.

Damn right it’s not, it’s not even top ten.

Well done on getting there chief 👍

This rule is about as transparent as one can get. Using an electronic system, there is a cut off limit and anyone out before it is disqualified - no explanation required.

I prefer giving the field one false start before a DQ, but the current system is as fair as one can get.

I too feel horrible for Allen but the competition was outstanding tonight. Unfortunately all sports have seen bigger injustices.

So you’d say a nonsensical dq like this is fine for the sport? Wouldn’t make people confused? What are your top reasons the sport isn’t popular then?

Right now there are three American athletes on the podium and the stripes and stars are playing in an almost empty stadium.

Lets not play dumb and pretend it’s because one American athlete was rightly disqualified.

So the fans stayed away in their droves because they had a crystal ball and knew this would happen 😂😂😂

Sure hope Abby Steiner, 400hurdlers, Noah Lyles vs Errion Knighton, the 4x1's, the 4x4's deliver the goods. Fred Kerley always has.

Loving the meet, and there seems to be a lot of others there in Eugene who are also.

I don't see any problems, far more to this than one hurdles race.

I don't think it's because of false starts. It's one aspect of track people are familiar with. The Allen situation really sucks, but apparently it's more than that - the death of the sport, America, and hope for the future.

The rules ARE straight forward. If your reaction time is faster than .10 then you are disqualified. Did you not know that?

no one would care if it was the slowest guy in the heat no one ever heard of with no chance to medal...

Lol no he is not.

One a positive note: The Marathon course might have been the most scenic ever in a global championship - I loved how it covered everthing from downtown to countryside (or at least seemed too) - soo much green on the sides! :-)

You are missing a zero (.100) otherwise he wouldn't have been DQ'd lol. Goes to show how much of a joke it is