Shock: Nijel Amos OUT of 800m Final (didn't qualify) as is Mo Aman (DQd)

And Aman survives a scare! Both have no one but themselves to blame. Rudisha ran his own race and if the ran Rudisha's race then its obvious Rudisha planned on winning it or at least finishing second. In other words, there was only one room for one other person. Amos has always depended on others setting the pace for him and then he just flies by in the last 50 to 70 meters. Now Rudisha will just have to deal with the big headach named Amel Tuka, the new kid on the block.

It seems like Aman has been disqualified...

It couldn't be better for Rudisha with his top two rivals out of the final

Rudisha over Tuka for the gold medal, third place is up to grab for everyone else in the field

mourinho wrote:

It seems like Aman has been disqualified...

That wouldn't surprise me at all, nothing worse than the guy behind you shoving you in the back because he is running into you.

Why? At first they said he went through as the fastest lower. But now just heard he has been disqualified. Anyone knows why?

Gave the dutch kid a big shove on the back straight. Probably deserved.

I have no idea about why he was disqualified either, such a shame.

Aman DQ is a joke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOS2Zihd7Y

trollism wrote:

Gave the dutch kid a big shove on the back straight. Probably deserved.

I was pretty sure there would be an appeal after that shove. It's not like someone had suddenly cut in too sharply in front of him.

joke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOS2Zihd7Y

that clip completely ignores the context that the kid was dropping back, fast, as he continued to do despite Aman pushing him forward.

Aman was the one who got impeded, not the Dutch guy, who was in way over his head.

that's a terrible dq decision.

rubbin's racin

hopefully appeals are successful

Haha, if this was the other way around you'd be calling for the Dutch guy to be given a 4 year ban.

Very similar to when Rodriguez got a DQ in the women's 1500 for shoving an Ethiopian, everybody on here was adamant that that was a fair decision.

If it was the other way around, the Dutch guy would have flattened Aman, it's only cause Aman is pretty puny that he came off worse.

I assume this will be overturned. Nothing in it.

Completely justified dq - Aman wrecked the race of the Dutch guy. Do NOT try to pass on the inside when then isn't any room - cardinal rule. Aman allowed himself to be boxed and tried to get out. Doesn't matter if the Dutch guy was fading or not, he had the lane. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot.

That's a bit odd, the guy in front basically just slowed down and finished last. He was boxed in and had nowhere to go.

Typical American dimwits wrote:

Completely justified dq - Aman wrecked the race of the Dutch guy. Do NOT try to pass on the inside when then isn't any room - cardinal rule. Aman allowed himself to be boxed and tried to get out. Doesn't matter if the Dutch guy was fading or not, he had the lane. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot.

Pretty much this

Soooo ummm wrote:

Typical American dimwits wrote:

Completely justified dq - Aman wrecked the race of the Dutch guy. Do NOT try to pass on the inside when then isn't any room - cardinal rule. Aman allowed himself to be boxed and tried to get out. Doesn't matter if the Dutch guy was fading or not, he had the lane. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot.

Pretty much this

+2

Heat 2 just ended and Nijel Amos ended up 3rd and there is no way he'll make the final as his semi was super slow. David Rudisha won the heat. Amos just faltered the last few meters and ended up .03 behind 2nd.

Amos ran most of the race wide in lane 2.

Takes some of the luster off the final, but proves the hardest distance event to make the final in is the 800 as the semis are brutal with only 2 auto qualifiers.

Hello Hi wrote:

I have no idea about why he was disqualified either, such a shame.

He tried to push through on the inside when there was clearly no space - he pushed the Dutch guy in the process.