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submitted 3 months ago by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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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@lemmy.world 59 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

AIR!

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 25 points 3 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@lemmy.world 22 points 3 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@lemmy.world 1 points 3 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.

[-] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 16 points 3 months ago

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

[-] khannie@lemmy.world 6 points 3 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.

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