m***@yahoo.co.uk
2018-06-10 21:21:19 UTC
Re the chequered flag shambles in Canada which brought about a weird race distance outcome.
Compare with the more straightforward athletics - if the lap counter or an official ends the race 1 lap early in error, the race simply then continues, and if anyone prematurely stops and is overtaken, too bad.
Steve Binns - British athlete (and Arturo Barrios of Mexico etc), 1987 world championships in the 10,000 metres? Just me then.
Lapped runners caused confusion, some were shown 1 lap to go when there were 2 to go etc, and so stopped in error on the next lap, having to then re-start and run 1 `more' lap round.
See here, the 2nd half of that race, the initial confusion starts at 24 minutes into the race with 3 laps to go and continues from there -
The moral in both sports of course - find officials who can count properly - not difficult you would think.
Compare with the more straightforward athletics - if the lap counter or an official ends the race 1 lap early in error, the race simply then continues, and if anyone prematurely stops and is overtaken, too bad.
Steve Binns - British athlete (and Arturo Barrios of Mexico etc), 1987 world championships in the 10,000 metres? Just me then.
Lapped runners caused confusion, some were shown 1 lap to go when there were 2 to go etc, and so stopped in error on the next lap, having to then re-start and run 1 `more' lap round.
See here, the 2nd half of that race, the initial confusion starts at 24 minutes into the race with 3 laps to go and continues from there -
The moral in both sports of course - find officials who can count properly - not difficult you would think.