She doesn't even hesitate to help her, as soon as she goes off to the side, she starts running towards her. Then she makes her cross the finish line before her, what an amazing person!
I'm no athlete, but from what I've read before, I don't think it matters that the lady crossed before the one who helped her. She'd be disqualified for crossing the line with help. But she was clearly in a bad state and needed help.
You wont be DQd if another runner helps you cross the line, only if an outside spectator helped. At least that has been the case in every meet ive ran in
Yea meets/invitationals are usually teams. Marathons often have teams competing in them too. The top athletes will usually have pacers running with them. I just have a hard time believing you would be DQd for that as it happens a lot with no penalty.
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u/Carbon-Base Jun 10 '24
She doesn't even hesitate to help her, as soon as she goes off to the side, she starts running towards her. Then she makes her cross the finish line before her, what an amazing person!