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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 59 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)
[–] FlexibleToast 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] wolfpack86 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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 1 points 7 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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] khannie 6 points 7 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.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago
[–] iAvicenna 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Reddfugee42 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] iAvicenna 6 points 7 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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

wot in tarnation...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

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