Comments on: WOC 2024 Sprint: Analysis, Maps and Results

By: Graeme Ackland

Graeme Ackland — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:58:29 +0000

The TV coverage shows two runners punching together, the DQed runner at the further away unit, which nobody running alone would ever use. You can see her holding in the SI card for longer than the other runner. By far the most likely explanation is that that unit wasn’t woken up.

On the OOB, “may” is the crucial and sensible word. It gives the organiser flexibility to be sensible. We wouldn’t want to DQ someone for stepping on some grass to avoid colliding with a member of the public. Interestingly, in the 2014 race, Daniel Hubmann ducked under the crossible fence and jumped down the “uncrossible” wall east of where #19 is. Its about 3m high at one end, 1m high at the other. He would have won by a handy margin, and nobody saw him, but he insisted on being disqualified.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:49:46 +0000

Did they really see her punch or did they see her trying to punch though?

By: Eoin Rothery

Eoin Rothery — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 01:08:01 +0000

“But it creates a risk of inconsistent application within and between races” Races themselves are inconsistent. The natural world is inconsistent. Trying to write a rule that covers everything that might possibly be encountered leads to the sort of stupid strict rules that results in “computer says no” types of unreasonable destruction of peoples enjoyment and months of preparation. To take just one instance – the disqualification of a competitor in a previous world championships at the last control that many spectators and a camera saw her punch.

By: Jan Kocbach

Jan Kocbach — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:58:32 +0000

Sorry, I did a mistake, I will try to improve!