Sprint guys helps us out. Why are the heat winners from the 400 semis in lane 3,4-6 and Merrit in 5?

Pro News/Info/Results

7 years ago 08/14/2016 6:45pm EDT

Talking to Kirani James last night he reiterated it was important to win your semi heat because you got a better lane for the final.

He also said it was advantageous to be on an inside lane of your competitors.

He won his semi yesterday with the fastest time but is in lane 6.

The other heat winnners are in lanes 3 and 4, and LaShawn Merrit who got beat by James is in lane 5 which to me seems better than lane 6.

Can someone explain this?

Lanes for final

ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2016 PB

1 2125 Karabo SIBANDA BOT BOT 44.47 44.47

2 2171 Ali Khamis KHAMIS BRN BRN 44.49 44.49

3 2977 Machel CEDENIO TTO TTO 44.34 44.34

4 2540 Bralon TAPLIN GRN GRN 44.38 44.38

5 3090 LaShawn MERRITT USA USA 43.97 43.65

6 2539 Kirani JAMES GRN GRN 44.02 43.74

7 2461 Matthew HUDSON-SMITH GBR GBR 44.48 44.48

8 2910 Wayde VAN NIEKERK RSA RSA 44.11 43.48

7 years ago 08/14/2016 6:54pm EDT

re: wejo

America runs the Olympics, it is rigged

I actually have no clue why they did that, it does seem very odd.

7 years ago 08/14/2016 6:55pm EDT

re: wejo

I assume, like the 200, that they like the outside lanes because they have less of the first curve to run.

7 years ago 08/14/2016 6:56pm EDT

re: wejo

Merritt was fastest qualifier. Top 4 (semi winners plus next fastest) draw for lanes 3-6

7 years ago 08/14/2016 6:56pm EDT

re: wejo

I was reading this thread on some obscure message boardhttp://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=7589063and it said

Top four seeds randomly draw lanes 3-6.

and quoted

RULE 166 178
Draw for Lanes
per Rule 166.1, the lane order shall be drawn by lot. (b) For the following rounds, athletes shall be ranked after each round in accordance with the procedure shown in Rule
IAAF COMPETITION RULES 2016-2017
(ii) for other events, the original performance lists shall continue to be used for seeding, modified only by improvements in performances achieved during the earlier round(s).
(c) the athletes shall then be placed in heats in the order of seeding in a zigzag distribution, e.g. three heats will consist of the following seedings:
A 1 6 7 12 13 18 19 24 B 2 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 C 3 4 9 10 15 16 21 22
in all cases, the order in which heats are to be run shall be determined by draw after the composition of the heats has been decided.
4. For events 100m to 800m inclusive, and relays up to and including 4 Ã— 400m, where there are several successive rounds of a race, lanes will be drawn as follows: (a) in the first round and any preliminary qualification round as
166.3(b)(i) or, in the case of 800m,
166.3(b)(ii). three draws will then be made: (i) one for the four highest ranked athletes or teams to
determine placings in lanes 3, 4, 5 and 6; (ii) another for the fifth and sixth ranked athletes or teams to
determine placings in lanes 7 and 8, and (iii)another for the two lowest ranked athletes or teams to
determine placings in lanes 1 and 2

7 years ago 08/14/2016 6:58pm EDT

re: A scientist

A scientist wrote:
Merritt was fastest qualifier. Top 4 (semi winners plus next fastest) draw for lanes 3-6

No he was not. He was second to James in the same semi. 44.02 to 44.21.

He was the 2nd fastest overall qualifier.

7 years ago 08/14/2016 6:59pm EDT

re: The Stache

The Stache wrote:
A scientist wrote:
Merritt was fastest qualifier. Top 4 (semi winners plus next fastest) draw for lanes 3-6
No he was not. He was second to James in the same semi. 44.02 to 44.21.
He was the 2nd fastest overall qualifier.

Fastest non-winner qualifier

7 years ago 08/14/2016 7:00pm EDT

re: Rule 166

Rule 166.4, Draw for Lanes

Three draws will then be made:
(i) one for the four highest ranked athletes or teams to determine placings in lanes 3, 4, 5 and 6;
(ii) another for the fifth and sixth ranked athletes or teams to determine placings in lanes 7 and 8, and
(iii)another for the two lowest ranked athletes or teams to determine placings in lanes 1 and 2

7 years ago 08/14/2016 7:02pm EDT

re: A scientist

To clarify the 3 heat winners plus the fastest non winner (Merritt) are the 4 top seeds. They randomly get assigned lanes 3-6

7 years ago 08/14/2016 9:40pm EDT

re: A scientist

North Americans often get confused as to why championships don't draw 4-5-3-6-2-7-1-8, because most high school associations use it, and the NCAA still used it the last time I checked.

7 years ago 08/14/2016 9:46pm EDT

re: wejo

VAN NIEKERK will be in a middle lane for the rest of his life.

Reply Replying to

Username

Password

Leave the password field blank to post anonymously.

Post Preview

By posting you acknowledge that you have read and abide by our Terms and Conditions.

Remember me on this device.

Sprint guys helps us out. Why are the heat winners from the 400 semis in lane 3,4-6 and Merrit in 5?

Of General Interest

This thread has already been deleted.

You have been subscribed.

Sprint guys helps us out. Why are the heat winners from the 400 semis in lane 3,4-6 and Merrit in 5?

Follow wejo

Block wejo

Follow thejeff

Block thejeff

Follow kvothe

Block kvothe

Of General Interest

This thread has already been deleted.

Reply Replying to

You have been subscribed.