At the European Race Walking Championships, Spanish athlete Garcia-Caro started celebrating too early and was passed by Ukrainian Lyudmila Olyanovskaya.
At the European Race Walking Championships, Spanish athlete Garcia-Caro started celebrating too early and was passed by Ukrainian Lyudmila Olyanovskaya.
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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Both of them had both feet off the ground with every stride. I don't know what the point of race walking is...
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.
It seemed pretty clear to my human eye. The fitness required is incredible, but calling it a fast walk seems disingenuous at best.
The only thing I was thinking while watching the first time lol.
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.