Munich. Here, João Vítor de Oliveira throws himself like Superman and flies over the finish line in the 110-meter hurdles.
The photos from the European Commission immediately became a big talking point.
– It was good TV, but the question is whether it’s worth it, says Oracle mathematician A. Lennart Julen.
Joao Vitor de Oliveira thinks it’s worth it.
After the less exciting finish of the men’s test round of 110 hurdles this morning, he advanced to the semi-finals—by two thousandths of a margin.
“Dive into perfection.”signed by the European Athletics Federation Twitter.
Of course, the photos became a big talking point.
“Was it worth?”
But the oracle athletics A Lennart Julien Not impressed.
– Actually, this is not a winning tactic, I think. Studies have shown that you lose more momentum than you gain if you wince. It was a good TV, but you can think if it was really worth it. After all, fighting for the Olympic gold wasn’t what he was running for here, but it was about getting out of the trials. Was it really worth the pain?
He advanced by two thousand!
– Yes, but the question is how he feels now then and whether he can do justice to himself in the next round, says Julien.
First time in 1976
He says he first saw this kind of finish at the 1976 Olympics.
– Then a German 5,000-meter runner threw himself over the finish line in a medal fight. Then it started talking right away that people would start throwing themselves recklessly over the finish line all the time, but it didn’t turn out to be an epidemic. Jolene says it’s probably because you don’t actually gain any time from it.
– But the main thing here is that it is allowed. The rules state that you have to “pass” the finish line and then it doesn’t matter if you do it on the ground or in the air. So it’s free according to the rules.
