Koech got screwed

Watching it in real time I suspected he might get DQ'd. Why fight through a non-existent gap with half a lap to go?

He did something egregious. The race judges were left with no choice. It was deserved.

rubbin is racin

No, watching it live I thought he should be dq’ed. American here rooting for Americans but that wasn’t just rubbing shoulders.

The guys who ran in the 80s would be looking at that DQ and wondering if they'd ever get to finish a race in 2022. Koech got a rough deal IMO. Kramer was going backwards and none of the others were affected by Koech's move

No harm, no foul, the guys affected qualified anyway, and it was nowhere near as egregious as McBride's full-on shove of Bryce Hoppel, which resulted in no dq and no advance to the finals.

They should make the rules more like horse racing. If you interfere with another runner, you are not completely disqualified. You get placed behind the runner you interfered with.

Absolute Rubbish! Kramer's forward momentum was first stalled by the Irish runner cutting in front of him, and then the runners behind him started to panic and pushed him. Dreadful behaviour, and dreadful decisions by officials not to sanction English!

No, Kramer's legs were already dead and he was going backwards, which was the reason so many drove by him.

There are rules and regulations for a reason. I have seen pretty bad injuries from the tactics he used. It does suck that he got DQ'd but the officials at this level of competition are the best in the game so they saw something that violated the race regulations.

This was a clear foul. I am not saying that the 800 at this level is not a dog fight, but the purpose of the race is to see who is the fastest. If this in fact bothers your sensibilities as a fan, I would suggest taking the track officials certification. Understanding the rules and reasoning behind them would give you a more objective view of racing.

Thinking about this proposal seemed to ferret out many reasons this could be a much better approach to preventing fouls. For instance, when we think about it, the thought of being disqualified would be worse than being placed behind a competitor. But, in the heat of the race, when an action towards a competitor would directly give that competitor placing over you would be heavy on the competitive mind. I really think this would be better.

Good job Teapot

Watch the 800 from the 1976 Olympics.

There was a short period of time where they ran the first 300 of the 800 in lanes.

I think we need to go back to that.

8 high testosterone athletes fighting for position that early in a race where position means so much is a recipe for distaster.

Koech got tripped and shot through the gap to prevent more contact. He didn't initiate the contact, he resolved it.

What was he supposed to do? Stay in the same spot and get bounced around like a pinball? He took the best action possible to reduce the amount of contact in the race.

I like Koech but Kramer and Kibet had their positions and he fouled both. What he was supposed to do was wait for a gap, move out wide or follow behind Kibet. Barging through with no room wasn't legal.

The rules should encourage contact instead of penalizing it to improve interest in track and field.