This false start rule may be harsh, but it evens the field IMO.
If a sprinter goes out hopin to catch a "flier", he/she does so knowing the risk is that much greater under this new rule.
Besides...people bawlin bout how the sports biggest star get thrown out and how dat is bad for the sport. I say bollocks. The star shouldn't be bigger than the sport, no matter the sport. PGA golf surviving and thriving despite Tiger Woods playing like Tiger Balm. And if yuh watch the start good, Bolt eh jes jump de gun. He terrorize it! He leap out a good full second before de gun went off. Obviously he was anticipating the gun and get ketch.
If he so have a need to jump de gun, maybe he was worried bout somebody in de race and wasn't confident in his ability to track down that person hence the need for a flier.
I have no problem with this false start rule. If people upset wwith this rule because an athlete doh have a sencond chance to fork up, maybe dey should give batsmen a second chance when dey out too.
Agree with most of your argument besides that bit I've highlighted.
I believe Bolt was trying for a very fast time and did not focus on his start as he should have done. He didn’t want to just win the race but to win it by an impressive margin, more headlines!!
Maybe Bolt playing up for the cameras etc to provide great entertainment for the crowds that came out to cheer for him back fired on him this time! But let’s hope he keeps up his antics as it is great entertainment and exactly what the crowds look forward to seeing whenever Bolt appears on the track!
Every track star is allowed to mess-up once but trust me Bolt is seriously upset with himself as he wanted to create history and him false starting trying to impress the world with a ridiculously fast time will be the last false start we will ever see from Bolt in a major championship!
He was guaranteed gold if he didn't false start and was able to run the race, I could put my house on it after seeing how he won the previous races to get to the final!
On a connected note I believe the medals in the 4 x 100m relay is between JA, T&T and USA , with the silver being a close contest between T&T and USA! JA still has the gold wrapped up despite all their injuries unless they find a way to drop the baton or something like that!