The sprinting name we know best in Canada today, Andre De Grasse, has already seen his performance in Tokyo influenced by two we might not, Mondo and Omega.
It’s no surprise then that rule 167.2 is unpopular. Immediate disqualification seems unduly harsh, and Oduduru paid a terrible price, just as Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt did prior to the 100-metre final at the 2011 worlds.
And that previous incarnation, in place from 2003 to 2010, wasn’t popular either; the first false start charged to the field, the second resulting in disqualification, regardless of the offender. American Jon Drummond fell victim at the 2003 worlds in Paris, and wouldn’t go quietly. Delaying the race for almost an hour with his complaints and antics, Drummond at times laid down on his back in lane four.
But back to that track surface. Hard to say which of its technological features is the sexiest. Athletes love its “three-dimensional net of pre-vulcanized granules with a controlled composition and elasticity in the surface layer,” and the “non-directional Tessellation” that improves grip and “elongated honeycomb backing” that returns energy to the athlete.Article content
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