– I just hope they are not included in the final. It would have been bloody rubbish, Nordås told news after the test heat of 5000 metres. Because even though he “didn’t see a damn thing” because he ran first across the finish line, he noticed that four men fell to the ground after the race. Now George Mills, Dominic Lobalu, Mike Foppen and Thierry Ndikumwenayo are back in the final. The former went down after a duel with Hugo Hay. RABALDER: British George Mills smoked in the tufts of Hugo Hay. He later apologized for his behavior but was clearly frustrated with the Frenchman after the race. Photo: Phil Noble / Reuters Several overturned in the field. But now everyone gets a second chance. So does Stewart McSweyn, who was disturbed by the incident. 13 out of 20 starters in the heat are in the final. Nordås assistant Per Svela crossed his fingers that they didn’t put in too many after the finish, and at least not the ones who were the root of the problem. Yann Schrub was reinstated in the second heat. Now the final field, which should have numbered 16 men, has been expanded to 22. Not lucky, says expert commentator at Max, Sindre Buraas. – There is a reason why there were 15 once upon a time and now there are 16. I think that is a good number. Not too much, not too little. In recent years, it has become an established practice that people who fail get the opportunity in the next round. It happened, among other things, at the last WC in Budapest and during the indoor WC in Glasgow this winter, then to the great frustration of Nordås. – Get a free final ticket – When the field stretches, it’s not a problem. But one saw in the experiment: there is no guarantee for that. The chance of an accident increases exponentially for every person over 15 who enters, says Buraas. He does not believe that weaker athletes actively speculate on falling, thereby increasing the probability of a final place, but sees major weaknesses in the way the rules are practiced now. EXPERT: Sindre Buraas. Photo: Fredrik Hagen / NTB – I think it is right and reasonable that those who were properly tackled, and were on their way up and forward, come in. But the likes of McSweyn get a free final ticket in my eyes, says the Max expert and continues: – There has been good lobbying and agent activity, because I don’t think anyone would have thought to lodge a protest about it earlier. At least that’s my perception. McSweyn was in no position to make the final. Buraas himself ran the WC final of 5000 meters in 2013 in Moscow. Ingebrigtsen: – It’s exciting, news’s athletics expert Vebjørn Rodal thinks it’s not a big problem that the field is filled up. The former Olympic winner in the 800 meters says it’s about “fair play”. – You bring in someone who has the opportunity of his life destroyed, then you have a group that does not disturb anyone a little further back in the field. Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen did not spend too many kilocalories on whether there was an extended field in the final: – Maybe we will have a slightly larger field in the final. It’s exciting too, he said after the trial heat of 5,000. With six extra athletes in the final field, Buraas predicts chaos when the starting signal goes. He is crossing his fingers that the Norwegians escape nasty situations. – There is a greater likelihood of someone going down, there will be more pushing, he says. He recalls that there were no bad runners who went down in the trial heat. Most have the opportunity to stick around for a long time. – On the men’s side, the level is so high that there is only a 20 second difference in the field. In theory, almost everyone will be able to keep up to 3500 metres, no matter how fast they go. Situations may then arise. PS! You can watch the 5,000 meter final with Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen and Narve Gilje Nordås on news, Saturday from 19.50. Tearful meeting with the uncle 00:57 Check this celebration: Wild cheers after overtime scoring 01:00 Watch the dramatic final seconds 00:53 LeBron James showed support 00:23 Show more Published 10/08/2024, at 17.24 Updated 10.08.2024, at 17.41
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Tracks chaos in the Olympic final – Narve Gilje Nordås calls the decision “damn shit” – Olympic Paris 2024
