Sprinting - False Starts

It's excellent and down to the new 'one warning to the whole field' rule.  After anyone fouls, if someone else does they are immediately dq'd.  As was Bolt in the world champs.

wrong

any false start is a DQ

wrong any false start is a DQ

Blimey, didn't realise that.  Reduces the chance of a WR in sprint races I would think.

Must admit, thought betlarge was correct, but not looked at it closely enough.

LONDON — Warning: At these Olympics, sprinters will get no warnings.

Under the zero-tolerance false-start rule in place for the London Games, a sprinter’s mistimed jump from the blocks could destroy four years of hard work in an instant. If that runner happens to be, say, Usain Bolt, it could turn one of the most anticipated moments of the entire Olympics into one huge downer.


Under the old rule, the entire field was given a warning after the first false start and the disqualifications began with the second one. Under the new rule, the first person to jump is out — no second chances.

The new rule goes on display on the sport’s biggest stage Friday when the women line up for the 100-meter heats. Bolt, seeking back-to-back titles in the marquee race of the Olympics, hits the track Saturday.

It WAS 1 warning for the whole field for a while, but the athletes DQd on the second false start were complaining. Shame because it severely reduces the chance of a 100m WR.

There's no reason it should.  There's not really any way you can beat the gun because they've an inbuilt 0.1 reaction speed after in goes

OK thanks for that. Good rule in my opinion as it takes away the monotony of repeated false starts for me.