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submitted 5 months ago by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

A video is going viral online of Spanish athlete Garcia-Caro starting to celebrate too early, before even reaching the finish line.

As a result, she was overtaken by the Ukrainian Lyudmila Olyanovskaya. She won bronze

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[-] TheCelticPirate@lemmy.world 59 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

Both of them had both feet off the ground with every stride. I don't know what the point of race walking is...

[-] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago

According to Wikipedia this is somehow acceptable and common. It needs to be detectible to the human eye that contact is lost.

Which seems like such a horseshit rule.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

It seemed pretty clear to my human eye. The fitness required is incredible, but calling it a fast walk seems disingenuous at best.

[-] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 16 points 5 months ago

The only thing I was thinking while watching the first time lol.

[-] khannie@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Absolutely the same. I love that episode. That and the roller skating one are probably my two favourites. Currently on season 6 of a rewatch.

[-] tryitout@infosec.pub 22 points 5 months ago
[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

wait how do you even draw the line between walking and running? this makes no sense

[-] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

The definition is usually when both feet are off the ground at any time, it's running.

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

I watched the video and it looks like they are off the ground a lot. Either they don't care about that rule or the athletes have optimized their method so meticulously that their feet contact the ground on a contact area worth a hair's width

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 7 points 5 months ago

wot in tarnation...

[-] ZealousSealion@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 5 months ago

Congratulations to Lyudmila for winning bronze in the 20km inefficient running race.

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