Filip Ingebrigsten was clearly running in lane 2 down the home stretch of the 1500m but cut back in to lane 1 as Adel Mechaal got close to passing him. It sure looked like Mechaal would have taken bronze if he hadn't been cut off. Why wasn't Ingrebrigsten DQ'ed?
Mechaal and his team watched the video and decided not to put in a protest. Which should clear Ingebrigtsen of any wrongdoing, as I'm sure they would have if they had seen any reason to do so.
Have to give it up to Mechaal. He looked like he was bleeding from the inside during the last 150. He's been finishing close to Mo Farah in a couple of 3k DL circuits too. Definitely someone to watch for 2019/2020.
Probably mechal's people thought it better to celebrate his excellent run than to set him back by futilely making him bitter. He ran a really good race and just didnt quite get there.
not to mention he was 00:00.01 seconds from tieing his PR is a tactical race.
And Mechaal missed those 3 tests last year, so i am not shedding tears for him.
That's what the Ingebrigstens do - they cheat. The pushing in Rio last year that got one DQed, this.
Possibly but he had the guy beat the main block was right on the line
yoman wrote:
And Mechaal missed those 3 tests last year, so i am not shedding tears for him.
^^^This. A North African running under a Spanish flag? Clean as a whistle then.
Mechaal was not boxed in. He could have passed on the right side, but made a dick move and tried to sqeeze past Ingebrigtsen on the left side where there was really not enough space.
SloPope wrote:
Mechaal was not boxed in. He could have passed on the right side, but made a dick move and tried to sqeeze past Ingebrigtsen on the left side where there was really not enough space.
Troll et annet sted norsk.
He had plenty of space on the inside, Ingebrigtsen was well out in the middle of lane two.
The two men were essentially side by side, then Ingebrigtsen gradually drifted in a little and made an inexplicable cut all the way left just before the line.
I normally hate DQs, but this one seemed really close to me. He clearly impeded Mechaal and who knows if Mechaal would have been able to lean and get bronze.
Ingebrigsten started in lane 1 around the curve before the home stretch, drifted out to lane 2, and then came back into lane 1 at the end of the home stretch, thereby cutting off Mechaal who had a clean line in lane 1. Isn't the whole point of making people hold their lines so that we can see who is actually fastest/strongest? The video I saw didn't have the clearest evidence but it sure looked more than fishy to me. Anybody have a good view of it from another angle?
Filip ingebritsen have a better sprint then mechaal in the last 100m
Probably ingebrigtsen still win if he remain in lane 2
Actually, there is another video out on YouTube now. I have to admit that, Ingebrigtsen was in lane 2, and drifted into lane 1.
Watch the video he clearly moved with intent to the left to cut off lane 1, then dove in front of Mechaal. I guess the argument would be "no harm no foul" if it appeared Mechaal was not going to get past him regard. Still a shady move.
I don't like the practice, but you never see anyone DQed for drifting over to squeeze someone out from passing them.
What I have often seen is someone drifts out to hold off someone on their outside and then they get passed on the inside by someone else.
notrump wrote:
Watch the video he clearly moved with intent to the left to cut off lane 1, then dove in front of Mechaal. I guess the argument would be "no harm no foul" if it appeared Mechaal was not going to get past him regard. Still a shady move.
Agree completely. I watched it a couple times. Ing looks to his right, sees no one, and holds his line. Then he looks left, sees Mechaal, and goes from the inside of lane 2 to the outside of lane 1. Completely intentional.
Mechaal appeared to shove Ing at the line / just after the line, likely out of frustration. I think the shove is justified.
In my world, blocking isn't cheating, its racing.
There may be a better video somewhere but look at the one below starting at about the 1:50 mark. Not only does Ingebrigsten move back into lane 1 from lane 2, but he runs on the outside of lane 1 for more than 10 steps and then moves even further inside to make sure there's no room at all for Mechaal.