At the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Scotland, a wild situation was seen on Saturday during the day. In the Glasgow long final To Carey McLeod it was going to be bad, because the Jamaican got the jump turn in the second round of the race, even though the stewards were still leveling the sand area.
The stewards barely had time to pull their laning equipment out from under them, but McLeod was naturally not at all satisfied with the events.
– That could have had a nasty effect, BBC tweeted.
– Scandalous events at the World Championships in Glasgow, headlined Sweden SVT.
McLeod commented on what happened on SVT as “crazy”.
– I always feel like crazy things are happening. Now I’m going to be a viral hit again, McLeod grumbled.
Indeed. At last summer’s World Championships, McLeod also jumped exceptionally well in the long final. McLeod slipped on the board and flew face first into the sand. That performance has been described on Facebook as, among other things, “the strangest long jump performance” in history.
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In Budapest, McLeod was able to continue racing after his slip, as he is now.
McLeod told of the dangerous situation that he was shown the jump permit and he didn’t notice the stewards messing with the sandbox until he was in the air.
– I’m glad it wasn’t worse.
McLeod also said that he did not receive any explanation from the organizers.
– That was a real blunder, says the SVT expert Alhaji Jeng wondered.
Also in the final, Sweden jumped to eighth place Thobias Montler stated that “this kind of thing just can’t happen”.
Reigning Olympic and World Champion in long jump, Greece Miltiadis Tentoglou new indoor track WC title with a score of 822. Italy also won silver Mattia Furlani effort 822. Tentoglou’s second best was 819, while Furlani’s second best carried 810.
McLeod took the bronze for Jamaica with a season’s best 821, so there was a tight competition in Glasgow.
Direct talk from the Greek star
During the winter, the change planned for the long jump has also been talked about. CEO of World Athletics (WA), the international association of athletics Jon Ridgeon has proposed that the effort plank and the jumping limit up to it be replaced by the “effort area”.
This would save you from overstepping and “wasting time”.
– The measurement is made from the point of effort to where the athlete lands in the sand pit. That way, every jump is measured, which adds more excitement and drama to the competition, Ridgeon noted.
The change will be tested in some races this year, and it is possible that it will be introduced more widely.
– You should wait until April 1st with April Fools, American legend Carl Lewis downloaded.
Miltiadis Tentoglou also angrily opposes the reform.
– If this happens, I won’t long jump anymore, Tentoglou swore According to ESPN.
– I consider the long jump one of the most difficult sports because of the level of effort and the precision you need. You have to run like a sprinter and hit the board perfectly – this is the hard part of the long jump. The jump itself is easy.
Chairman of WA Sebastian Coe advocate for changes. He told the press on Thursday that changes like the ones being considered for the long jump are needed because of the spectators and sponsors.
– The holy grail of every sport is to remain central, interesting and exciting for young people. We can’t be cold-hearted in their direction. We have to recognize that the way people consume sports—the way they consume entertainment—is different than it was even three years ago.
Wilma Murto will jump in the pole vault final on Saturday evening from 21:05. Live broadcast on TV2. Urheilu follows the World Indoor Championships in this article.