They always have both feet above the ground. The infringements have to been seen by eye because otherwise everyone would be disqualified. [Here’s a nice video about it](https://youtu.be/eTfm03T3VAE?si=2t2_vD3xTj9JvHqs)
They all do it. Thats why the tactic now is to hide in the pack until their final push.
if technically available, it would be good to install sensors on the shoes to see if their feet are above the ground and for how long
I’ll never understand this sport/event lol
Every single one of them is cheating. Also who wakes up one day and decides to become a speed walker? Not once have I ever seen one of these people in real life.
just get rid of this sport unless they add something chasing them
So they’re basically jogging
It sure is the most ridiculous “sport”. The rules are up for interpretation and anyone looking at this can see they are clearly not “walking”. No idea why this is even a sport.
This is one Olympic event that could be retired and few people would care.
Imagine being a judge. Did you do your job? Well no. And how many do they need in a 20k race if they have to observe it live?
dumb sport, because winners are cheating. it should be banned if they don’t enforce, otherwise call it running
They’re allowed to have millisecond ‘no contact’ because they are judged by eye, not by slow-mo camera
This is truly one of the dumbest sports at the Olympics and it’s not even like it’s a sacred part of some nation’s culture. They should just get rid of it.
I suspect they don’t because it brings in viewers and gets people talking.
At the triathlon people were jumping before the bell and they did nothing either
Watching race walking in slow motion is the biggest fraud and disappointment of my life.
This is the dumbest sport in the Olympics.
Looks tough on the knees.
In the age of technology exactly how hard would it be to put pressure sensors in the shoes? Not hard at all
This is ridiculous
They could definitely find fun ways to cut out the cheating. They should give them like LA Gear shoes that only light up when they’re in contact with the ground. Do the competition at night to give it a futuristic look. Maybe add an alarm sound if both are off on the floor. Or the shoes come undone, getting them falling over at a fast walk would be fun.
These days, they could probably put sensors in shoes to detect this shirt off thing. But they don’t, because it’s already weird enough.
I dont regard this aa sport. Stupid thing.
The way the knee goes concave on the cheaters knees is nuts
It’s a shame they’ve dropped the 50k one. Poor Diniz in Rio…..
Neither the athletes, nor the judges, nor anyone else seems to take this “sport” seriously. Why is this even at the Olympics?
This kind of running looks like a huge pain on the ankle and knees.
Aussie chick in gold spot got disqualified for this a while back. This is bullshit
Anyone else spot the guy in the middle of the pack roll his ankle?
Maybe put sensors in the shoes or something? Idk
The rules of the sport were very clearly laid out in Malcolm in the Middle, what are these goobers not understanding?
I’m sorry but what a dumb sport
Why don’t they just walk like normal people would do in a park? So stupid if everyone is violating the rules.
I’ve analyzed this because it has driven me crazy. It is impossible to walk fas without both feet leaving the ground because there has to be a switch in the hip or else your leg doesn’t straighten.
The rule is written in universally understood way. It should be based on the position of the advancing leg when the opposite completely straightens. The advancing knee should be in adjacent to the locking knee.
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Oh no!
They always have both feet above the ground. The infringements have to been seen by eye because otherwise everyone would be disqualified. [Here’s a nice video about it](https://youtu.be/eTfm03T3VAE?si=2t2_vD3xTj9JvHqs)
They all do it. Thats why the tactic now is to hide in the pack until their final push.
if technically available, it would be good to install sensors on the shoes to see if their feet are above the ground and for how long
I’ll never understand this sport/event lol
Every single one of them is cheating. Also who wakes up one day and decides to become a speed walker? Not once have I ever seen one of these people in real life.
just get rid of this sport unless they add something chasing them
So they’re basically jogging
It sure is the most ridiculous “sport”. The rules are up for interpretation and anyone looking at this can see they are clearly not “walking”. No idea why this is even a sport.
This is one Olympic event that could be retired and few people would care.
Imagine being a judge. Did you do your job? Well no. And how many do they need in a 20k race if they have to observe it live?
dumb sport, because winners are cheating. it should be banned if they don’t enforce, otherwise call it running
They’re allowed to have millisecond ‘no contact’ because they are judged by eye, not by slow-mo camera
This is truly one of the dumbest sports at the Olympics and it’s not even like it’s a sacred part of some nation’s culture. They should just get rid of it.
I suspect they don’t because it brings in viewers and gets people talking.
At the triathlon people were jumping before the bell and they did nothing either
Watching race walking in slow motion is the biggest fraud and disappointment of my life.
This is the dumbest sport in the Olympics.
Looks tough on the knees.
In the age of technology exactly how hard would it be to put pressure sensors in the shoes? Not hard at all
This is ridiculous
They could definitely find fun ways to cut out the cheating. They should give them like LA Gear shoes that only light up when they’re in contact with the ground. Do the competition at night to give it a futuristic look. Maybe add an alarm sound if both are off on the floor. Or the shoes come undone, getting them falling over at a fast walk would be fun.
These days, they could probably put sensors in shoes to detect this shirt off thing. But they don’t, because it’s already weird enough.
I dont regard this aa sport. Stupid thing.
The way the knee goes concave on the cheaters knees is nuts
They’re nothing but common joggers!
Edit: I’m referencing [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JVBN7NAIrfg&pp=ygUibWFsY29sbSBpbiB0aGUgbWlkZGxlIHJhY2Ugd2Fsa2VyIA%3D%3D)
It’s a shame they’ve dropped the 50k one. Poor Diniz in Rio…..
Neither the athletes, nor the judges, nor anyone else seems to take this “sport” seriously. Why is this even at the Olympics?
This kind of running looks like a huge pain on the ankle and knees.
Aussie chick in gold spot got disqualified for this a while back. This is bullshit
Anyone else spot the guy in the middle of the pack roll his ankle?
Maybe put sensors in the shoes or something? Idk
The rules of the sport were very clearly laid out in Malcolm in the Middle, what are these goobers not understanding?
I’m sorry but what a dumb sport
Why don’t they just walk like normal people would do in a park? So stupid if everyone is violating the rules.
I’ve analyzed this because it has driven me crazy. It is impossible to walk fas without both feet leaving the ground because there has to be a switch in the hip or else your leg doesn’t straighten.
The rule is written in universally understood way. It should be based on the position of the advancing leg when the opposite completely straightens. The advancing knee should be in adjacent to the locking knee.
And who won?
Reminds me of Hal from Malcom’s in the middle 😬
Just common joggers!