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rivalarrival t1_iu49ted wrote

Reply to comment by ARoundForEveryone in TIL Devon Allen, track & field athlete/Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, was disqualified in the World Athletic Championships for a controversial false start. The starting blocks measured his reaction time from the time the gun went off at 0.099, which is 0.001 seconds faster than legally allowed. by The_Critical_Cynic

The standard does not need to include any duration from when the clock starts to when the runner may begin moving. If they can figure out how to time it so that they start moving at the exact same instant that the starter is fired, it should not be considered a false start.

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