Will Chelimo be DQed?

Mobot shoved him at start of the last lap.

Box people in at your own peril.

half the field could be DQed. Azzholes and elbows, especially the Ethiopians.

They're listing Ahmed as DQ? Seriously, if he's DQ everyone should be

what?!?!?

I replayed it - Chelimo was shoving Ghebriherwit, and Ahmed. Total dick with his arms out.

I take that back. Ahmed was crowding Edris w/ 80m to go as well. HE may have deserved this.

But Chelimo was shoving too

Now Chelimo is DQed. Lagat gets bronze??

Canadian Dbag wrote:

Now Chelimo is DQed. Lagat gets bronze??

Yup. An nothing about Mo shoving Chelimo at the start of lap one.

YEP!!!

omg. This is bs. Track is supposed to have some pushing and shoving in tactical races. These officials need to retire. Worst in the history of track & field.

Will this go down in history as the Olympics of ridiculously strict DQs that change the medal stand? (Not to mention the Olympics of reinstating EVERYBODY who falls down.)

I personally think Andrews deserved his semis DQ, but the Kemboi and Chelimo DQs seems ridiculous. Chelimo was getting shoved around by the totally inconsistent running of the Ethiopians throughout the race. Sometimes people get cut off; that's running. When it's not blatant interference, leave it alone. Ruins the enjoyment of watching the finish of each race.

Chelimo was getting knocked all over the place.

It's too bad when this happens.

That is nonsense.

Chelimo didn't do anything illegal or against the rules in my opinion.

kvothe wrote:

omg. This is bs. Track is supposed to have some pushing and shoving in tactical races. These officials need to retire. Worst in the history of track & field.

Especially since they let Mo off for pushing Chelimo at the start of lap one.

The distance races will have to be run with a stagger so each athlete has their own lane and they cant push.

Looked like with 200m to go Chelimo stepped on the curb.

Wait, how did he go from 6th to 3rd?

3 people got DQed, Chelimo and Ahmed pushing each other, that's just two people. They need to explain these DQs. I want Chelimo reeinstated. For him to get silver is among the most impressive things I've ever seen.

you're never going to get DQ'd for pushing in the first lap of a 5k. Never.

163.3b

(b) in all races (or any part of races) not run in lanes, an athlete

running on a bend, on the outer half of the track as per Rule

162.10, or on any curved part of the diversion from the track

for the steeplechase water jump, shall not step or run on or

inside the kerb or line marking the applicable border (the

inside of the track, the outer half of the track, or any curved

part of the diversion from the track for the steeplechase water

jump)

It Wasn't for pushing apparently