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At the European Race Walking Championships, Spanish athlete Garcia-Caro started celebrating too early and was passed by Ukrainian Lyudmila Olyanovskaya. (streamable.com)

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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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[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

AIR!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Both of them had both feet off the ground with every stride. I don't know what the point of race walking is...

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 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.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

Hal race walking

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

wait how do you even draw the line between walking and running? this makes no sense

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The definition is usually when both feet are off the ground at any time, it's running.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I watched the video and it looks like they are off the ground a lot. Either they don't care about that rule or the athletes have optimized their method so meticulously that their feet contact the ground on a contact area worth a hair's width

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

wot in tarnation...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Congratulations to Lyudmila for winning bronze in the 20km inefficient running race.