I am a little surprised, or I have missed it, that there haven't been many comments about the official's mistake in the men's pole vault. I don't know if it would have had an effect on the outcome of the meet like the men's shot, but still adversely affected some vaulters.
The only reason I know anything about it is because there was a story in our local paper that was following a regional vaulter that had qualified.
Evidently, after finishing at a specific height (not sure the exact height), the officials did not raise the bar but started the next round of jumps at a supposed "new" height. However, after a number of jumpers failed on their three attempts to clear the "new" height the officials discovered their mistake and then started all over again allowing all competitors that we currently at the "new" height three more attempts AFTER moving the bar to where it was supposed to be.
It is open for argument as to whether or not they should have been given the jumps.
Guys who missed three times and were "eliminated" got a second chance. My mindset is that no matter what the height was, they did not clear the bar at the point that they chose to enter the competition (for some). They failed despite the fact that it was even LOWER than they thought.
The people it hurt the most were the guys that cleared the first height, then came back and cleared the "new" height. They were successful, no matter what the height was, when those that had passed up to that point were not successful, but were later given a second chance.
Sounds like the officiating in a lot of events this year were less than what should be expected at a championship event.