We Seem To Have A Couple Numbskulls On The Board

[Islandman]

So much for the brilliance of the IAAF.

Duh, maybe this rule might cause a problem in the future?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/14700797.stm

[Islandman]

No Brickie run FAST from the injury argument now.

The previous rule that was put in for TV reasons had legitimate problems which needed to be addressed, but this current solution is clearly not it.

People like Ato predicted it would come to something like this from a year ago.

[Assasin]

so what about the injuries? your reason changed.

These technocrat will further kill ahtletics. Mark my word. They better change it back sooner or nobody will be watching. The chance of good ahtlete going out in 3 round of running is far too great.

[Sickko]

I agree with you Brickie, no reason for this rule to change..we have a few people who used to abuse the old rule including 110m hurdler Dwight Thomas who used to deliberately pick to 'freeze' the field and 'level the playing field' in his favour.

I know this tactic was in wide spread use and Knew of high school coaches who told their slow starters to pick.

Incidentally we benefited from the old rule when Sherone Simpson picked the start of the 4x100m at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston and on the second attempt we won the gold.

[Bricktop]

...wonder if dem can read?

That is exactly the aim, according to Istvan Gyulai, the IAAF general secretary. He said: "The opinion of a majority of council members was that this rule change would prevent gamesmanship, by penalising those athletes who deliberately false-start to unsettle their rivals."