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

    • @FlexibleToast
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      257 months ago

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

      • @wolfpack86
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        227 months ago

        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
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          17 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.

      • @khannie
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        67 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.