Kenny says, “ Never seen favoritism like this on a global scale.”

Noah Lyles got a better lane than him despite not winning his heat so he protested and it got changed.

Wow. Looks like he’s in 7 and Lyles in 4. Was it different before?

It was - don’t have any screenshot proof of the change but see his follow up response

https://x.com/kenny_bednarek/status/1821279360277737954?s=46&t=Cmr_uVqdCKgJcyAUFozw6Q

Which lanes were Handsome Kenny and Clown assigned before he protested?

2
Tapiwanashe Makarawu
Zimbabwe
3
Makanakaishe Charamba
Zimbabwe
4
Alexander Ogando
Dominican Republic
5
Noah Lyles
United States
6
Erriyon Knighton
United States
7
Letsile Tebogo
Botswana
8
Kenneth Bednarek
United States
9
Joseph Fahnbulleh
Liberia

Pretty sure those are the corrected lanes after Kenny appealed?

Five is ok but not ideal for Lyles. He didn’t look right in that semi though.

It looks like Kenny was in 4 and Lyles in 5 before the protest.

this is the after

the before (Lyles lane didn't change)

2 - Charamba

3 - Marakawu

4 - Bednarek

5 - Lyles

6 - Tebogo

7 - Knighton

8 - Ogando

9 - Fanbulleh

the changes

Bednarek 4 -> 8

Ogando 8 -> 4

Tebogo 6 -> 7

Knighton 7-> 6

Not sure who kenny was refering to with the "favoritism" comment as Lyles didn't change lanes. Knighton?

Thanks. I guess Kenny prefers to be on the outside of his chief competitors?

Tebogo and Knighton are going to beat both of them, so says I

https://x.com/EmmanuelAcho/status/1821283072157085844

Excellent post! Funny the little qs used to get outside lanes and now they get inside.

But why the need to protest? aren't the heat winners automatically supposed to get 6-7-8. 2nd placers 4-5-9 and then little Qs get 2 and 3?

What am I missing? It made no sense for Ogando to get lane 8 as he was beaten by Bednarek.

Correct. Favoritism.

Sounds like they tried to break the rules. Kenny protested to keep them honest.

They tried to sneak one in there lol

It used to be like this on a standard 8-lane track and 8-person final.

1. Top 4 get middle 4 lanes (3-4-5-6). This is determined by the 3 heat winners and the fastest of the 2nd places, and then drawn randomly.

2. The other auto quals get the 2 outside lanes (drawn).

3. the 2 timed quals get the inside lanes (drawn).

To my knowledge, the only change is the top 4 lanes are pushed out one (so now 4-5-6-7), and the auto quals now get 8 and 3. The timed qualifiers still get the inside 2 lanes.

This is a 9-lane track, so add 1 to what I said. Should be decided like this:

1. Top 4 (3 heat winners and the fastest of the 2nd places) get lanes 4-5-6-7, drawn randomly.
2. The other auto quals get 3 and 8 (drawn).
3. the 2 timed quals get 2-3 (drawn).

Having the gentler bend is more important