First of all, the attacking use of words like monkeys, assholes, idiot not only demeans and lowers the value of this LetsRun messageboard, but vacates the arguments of those thus using, and makes me rarely read the darn things. Grow up folks. Let's talk track, not trash. We can argue, we can disagree, but we must never call Africans monkeys, and really lessen ourselves with these other word choices.
The pass was done as they entered a curve, a normal time when a gap opened a bit might close. The front view on the IAAF highlights reel that someone suggested earlier makes it clear Rodriguez had seen a small gap, wished it larger, and was horridly boxed. So she made a quick decision to try the move that clearly there was not room for. She also pushed Burka as the fall started, in part a reflex to stay up, and enough to leave the track. I would have disqualified my own athlete, were I a coach, for such a move. I can see why she wanted the gap to work out, but think she would likely have won fair and square based on the final 200m had she waited for the normal opening on the final straight, or worked her way around. I did respect her for her actions after the race.
My last reading of the message board? You decide with your future posting. Free speech, but is it smart speech, or is it racist or nationalist or vile speech? LetsRun is sucha great website, the answer to years of my dreams for following track, and then a good half the message board folks sink to levels I had never imagined.